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Surname
CLATSWORTHY
Forename
Thomas
Day
27
Month
07
Year
1914
Age
48
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Tydraw
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Cory Brothers & Co. Ltd
Location
Blaen-y-cwm
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
As he was lowering a full tram of coal from the face of his stall by means of a chain, the post underneath the ripping, to which the pulley was attached, broke and the tram ran wild and the brake post striking him, he was injured so severely that he died on July 30th, 1914.