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Surname
GRIFFITHS
Forename
Thomas
Day
27
Month
10
Year
1905
Age
34
Occupation
Mason
Mine/Quarry Name
Tareni
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
South Wales Primrose Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Godre'r graig
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
While assisting other men, including the manager, to unload some wire ropes from a truck, by means of a travelling crane the crane capsized and fell on him. Clips, to hold the crane down on the rails, had not been used in this particular instance.