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Surname
DYMENT
Forename
Walter
Day
26
Month
03
Year
1913
Age
37
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Elm, No.3
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
G. Watkinson & Sons Ltd
Location
Buckley
County
Flintshire
Details of Event
Whilst the deceased was preparing to drill a shot hole in the coal face, a fall of roof occurred which displaced five props and caused severe injuries from which he succumbed on his way to the infirmary. The fall consisted of roof coal and overlying stone, having a total thickness of over 5 feet.