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Surname
COOMBES
Forename
James
Day
15
Month
12
Year
1909
Age
30
Occupation
Haulier
Mine/Quarry Name
Windsor
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Windsor Steam Coal Co. (1901) Ltd
Location
Abertridwr
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Owing to the breakage of shackle pin, nine trains laden with stones and mortar ran down an inclined read and overtook deceased, who could easily have escaped had he not tried to get his horse out of danger. The shackle was made of 1.5 inch iron and had been recently annealed.