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Surname
EVANS
Forename
Benjamin
Day
27
Month
01
Year
1913
Age
28
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Bwllfa Ddu
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Cory Brothers & Co. Ltd
Location
Ystrad
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Fall of side at working face. He died on February 9th following. Having knocked out a sprag supporting a piece of undercut coal he failed to pull the coal down; without resetting the sprag, he recommenced holing again, when the coal fell upon him.