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Surname
DAVIES
Forename
William
Day
12
Month
05
Year
1905
Age
55
Occupation
Repairer
Mine/Quarry Name
South Duffryn, No.1
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Hills’ Plymouth Co. Ltd
Location
Troedyrhiw
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Deceased was clearing a fall of stone when a stone fell and cut his thigh. He continued to work until the end of his shift and worked on the two following days. He complained of feeling unwell all over, and was examined by a Doctor who found that he was suffering from blood-poisoning, set up by an abscess under the cut. He died on 13th July, 1905. Nine feet seam.