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Surname
BALL
Forename
John
Day
24
Month
03
Year
1906
Age
25
Occupation
Rider
Mine/Quarry Name
South Wales
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lancaster's Steam Coal Collieries Ltd
Location
Cwmtillery
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
While riding an empty journey down the main haulage slope it ran wild and was stopped suddenly by getting off the rails. The brass bushing in the bearing of the drum working out dropped the latter three-quarters of an inch away from the break, which then had no power over it. When found deceased’s neck was broken, apparently from his head coming into contact with the end of the tram when suddenly stopped.