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Surname
DIBBINS
Forename
Thomas
Day
08
Month
05
Year
1909
Age
49
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
South Wales
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lancaster's Steam Coal Collieries Ltd
Location
Cwmtillery
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
Fall of top coal at the face in the Old coal. He was working alone and the fall occurred when the man in the next stall was having food back in the road. Missing deceased’s light this man went to see and found him under the fall which he heard whilst he was taking his meal, but took no notice of. The place seemed to have been fairly well secured, and it is thought that deceased must have knocked out a sprag to get down sufficient coal to fill his tub which was nearly full.