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Surname
EVANS
Forename
John
Day
24
Month
12
Year
1907
Age
29
Occupation
Engineman
Mine/Quarry Name
Ynysfaio
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Troedyrhiw Coal Co.
Location
Pen-yr-englyn
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Deceased was sent up the surface incline to tell the rider that there was a full journey of rubbish ready at the bottom of the incline. The rider had a journey of coal ready to take to the bottom of the incline, from the new pits, when deceased delivered the message to him. The journey was started, and the rider was walking alongside when he heard a cry of distress. He stopped the journey, went forward and found deceased’s body under the first tram. Deceased had either been illegally riding and fallen off, or had attempted to get on to the rope and slipped.