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Surname
DAVIES
Forename
David
Day
08
Month
01
Year
1910
Age
39
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
McLaren, No.3 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Tredegar Iron & Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Abertysswg
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof at working face in a narrow level. A bed of top coal bad been taken out 12 feet in advance with two props set on the bottom coal to support the roof. Deceased knocked these posts out in order to get the bottom coal a few minutes before the roof fell.