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Surname
EVANS
Forename
George
Day
16
Month
03
Year
1903
Age
31
Occupation
Engineman
Mine/Quarry Name
Mardy
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Locket's Merthyr Collieries (1894) Ltd
Location
Maerdy
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Deceased was the driver of a travelling steam crane used for tipping trams of rubbish. When picking up a heavy tram of rubbish, the crane with its trolley overbalanced and fell down the rubbish tip. Two clamps are said to have been used to fasten the trolley to the rails. It appears doubtful to me whether the clamps were fixed or not a chain supplied as an additional safeguard, certainly was not. Deceased died on 5th April.