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Surname
GEORGE
Forename
William Henry
Day
26
Month
10
Year
1900
Age
27
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Coed-y-Moeth
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Bargoed
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof in his working place from unseen slips. The roof was generally good hence there were not so many props set as would otherwise have been the case. Systematic timbering would have saved this man's life.