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Surname
EVANS
Forename
William John
Day
16
Month
08
Year
1907
Age
29
Occupation
Repairer
Mine/Quarry Name
Ferndale, No.6
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
D. Davis & Sons Ltd
Location
Tylorstown
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof on road, cliff, 21ft. by 8ft. by 4ft. thick. Deceased and his assistant had just started to rip down a low piece of roof, when it took a sudden crush, discharged five pairs of timber, and buried deceased. Five-feet seam.