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Surname
HARVEY
Forename
Jasper
Day
18
Month
12
Year
1906
Age
21
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Llanhilleth
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Partridge, Jones & Co. Ltd
Location
Llanhilleth
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
After loosening a sprag, the coal which it was supporting moved and stuck on the sprag. He struck the top end of the sprag with his mandrill, when, instead of its falling away from him as he expected, the coal forced it out, so that it struck his head and killed him instantly. Apparently a pure accident and bad luck, but a gablock and chain would have saved him.