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Surname
GRIFFITH
Forename
David
Day
22
Month
09
Year
1902
Age
41
Occupation
Hitcher
Mine/Quarry Name
South Cambria
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
South Cambria Colliery & Quarry (1900) Co.
Location
Pentrych
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
A journey of five laden trams were being drawn up the slant when a link of the first shackle broke. Four trams ran back into the parting from which they had just been taken passing over deceased and killing him. The slant dipped 19 inches per yard. The bar-hook failed to hold them but threw them off the rails. It was thought that the shackle had a twist in it.