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Surname
DAVIES
Forename
Richard
Day
15
Month
07
Year
1902
Age
43
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Merthyr Vale
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Nixon's Navigation Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Merthyr Vale
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof at face coal 6ft. by 2ft. by 5.25ft. thick fell while he was cutting away the butt. He had tried to bar it down just before but failed to do so. One sprag was crushed out. Died in two days. Nine feet seam.