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Surname
HEAD
Forename
John (injured)
Day
29
Month
03
Year
1926
Age
33
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Cross Hands
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Cleeves' Western Valleys Anthracite Collieries Ltd
Location
Cross Hands
County
Carmarthenshire
Details of Event
Worked a tram of coal off top road at start of shift being flush with rippings - he tried to draw down another stone with his pick and failed - he was reaching for a bar when a stone fell - leg fractured.