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Surname
GARRETT
Forename
James (injured)
Day
22
Month
10
Year
1912
Age
54
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Duffryn Rhondda
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Duffryn Rhondda Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Cymmer
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
The bolts holding the pedestal caps of the haulage engine broke, allowing the drum to run free, and the journey wild. The trams ran into a group of hauliers at the bottom of incline, killing deceased and injuring another.