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Surname
EVANS
Forename
Evan
Day
06
Month
12
Year
1907
Age
27
Occupation
Assistant repairer
Mine/Quarry Name
Llwynypia, No.2
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Glamorgan Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Llwynypia
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Deceased and a repairer were ripping 3 feet of cliff roof on a cross heading, and standing double timbers, the last pair of which was 3 to 4 feet from the rippings at the time of accident. The heading inside of them was double timbered, but had become too low. For some reason deceased went a few yards in along the heading, probably to see what they had to rip on the following day, when a stone from the roof fell, and struck him on the leg. This stone would have been taken down in the course of repairs had the accident not occurred. He was admitted to the Cardiff Infirmary on the day of the accident, the leg was amputated on January 13th, and lie died on March 15th, 1908.