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Surname
EVANS
Forename
John
Day
18
Month
03
Year
1907
Age
26
Occupation
Repairer
Mine/Quarry Name
Merthyr Vale
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Nixon's Navigation Co. Ltd
Location
Merthyr Vale
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof on road, cliff 4.5ft by 7ft by 9ins. thick was being lowered down by deceased’s partner, who, finding the stone giving, called to him to stand back. Instead of doing so deceased went forward to save his shovel from being smashed just as the stone fell. His partner, instead of removing the rubbish off deceased rain for help He could have freed deceased had he tried and might have saved his life, but when assistance was got he was found to be dead. Nine feet seam.