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Surname
COLLARD
Forename
David
Day
15
Month
08
Year
1911
Age
27
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Tymawr
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Great Western Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Troed-Rhiw-Trwyn
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
While deceased was being lowered in a cage in an underground shaft the cage tilted slightly as the top part of it went through the fangs," and although there was a guard chain at each end of the cage and a proper handrail, he slipped under the chain and fell down the shaft.