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Surname
EMERSON
Forename
Edwin
Day
09
Month
01
Year
1908
Age
28
Occupation
Shackler
Mine/Quarry Name
Ferndale, No.8
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
D. Davis & Sons Ltd
Location
Tylorstown
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
The driver of a small hauling engine had pulled a journey of three full trams by means of the main rope to a point, opposite his engine house, where it was necessary to attach a tail rope owing to a change of gradient. Mistaking a shout from the rider to a lad who was standing on the road, for a signal to pull in the main rope, he had one so, but before the rider had attached the tail rope to the rear of the journey. As soon as the trams were over the brow they started off towards the pit down a gradient of from three to six inches per yard, over-ran the main rope and broke it off at a return pulley, and crashed into some empty trams on a double parting 118 yards outbye. Deceased, who was between the empty trams, received injuries from which he died in six days. It appeared that although the haulage road was provided with proper electric signalling appliances, the rider and engineman always did their work by means of verbal signals when the tail was being attached. This was without the knowledge of the manager.