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Surname
COOPER
Forename
William
Day
22
Month
06
Year
1900
Age
28
Occupation
Haulier
Mine/Quarry Name
South Wales
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lancaster's Steam Coal Collieries Ltd
Location
Cwmtillery
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
A small stone fell down the shaft from a tram which was being banked rebounding from something in its descent struck his neck. He lay idle until the 10th July when he resumed work and continued until the 3rd. November. Paralysis of the throat developed and he died on the 18th November. The doctor attributed death to the effects of the accident.