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Surname
EDWARDS
Forename
Joseph Edward
Day
29
Month
05
Year
1914
Age
25
Occupation
Slate Getter
Mine/Quarry Name
Penrhyn Quarry
Mineral Worked
Slate
Owner
Lord Penrhyn
Location
Bethesda
County
Caernarfonshire
Details of Event
A dry-wall embankment on the gallery above, which was being removed, suddenly collapsed, and portions of it struck Evans, inflicting injuries to which he succumbed in a few hours. Three other men were injured, one of them seriously, by the falling stones.