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Surname
EVANS
Forename
Thomas
Day
22
Month
06
Year
1906
Age
62
Occupation
Quarryman
Mine/Quarry Name
Gilwern, No.1 Quarry
Mineral Worked
Limestone
Owner
Blaenafon Co. Ltd
Location
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
Deceased had charged a hole in she limestone, on a ledge 10ft. above the ground and was last seen stooping to cut the fuse, when he by some means fell 10 the bottom. The ledge was only 2.5ft. by 18 ins. and it was thought that in straightening himself after stooping lie overbalanced. He sustained a deep cut on the back of his head, never recovered consciousness and died in a few hours. A chain hung close to him.