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Surname
EVANS
Forename
Richard
Day
03
Month
09
Year
1912
Age
55
Occupation
Master Hitcher
Mine/Quarry Name
Cwmaman
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Cwmaman Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Aberdare
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
The journey at pit bottom overran the mark, and the front tram ran into the waiting cage. Whether he accidentally touched the signal is not clear, but the cage started away as he was between the trams pushing them back. He was badly crushed. The banksman and engineman say they had a distinct signal.