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Surname
HARRY
Forename
William
Day
03
Month
06
Year
1913
Age
41
Occupation
Erector
Mine/Quarry Name
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Gwaun-cae-Gurwen Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Gwaun-cae-Gurwen
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
He was erecting a new screen and washery, and, when upon a scaffold, 29 feet above the floor level, one of the planks, which was not fastened, fell away throwing him to the ground. He died from a fractured skull.