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Surname
DAVIES
Forename
Thomas
Day
25
Month
06
Year
1909
Age
31
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Cape
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
David Rees
Location
Gowerton
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof at face; while throwing coal to a tram, a stone 8 feet 3 inches, by 6 feet 8 inches, by 12 inches in thickness fell from a shale roof. It is believed that a flat supporting this stone first collapsed, owing to the arms not being properly set. Penscallen Seam. Naked lights.