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Surname
HEAL
Forename
George
Day
16
Month
04
Year
1903
Age
62
Occupation
Overman
Mine/Quarry Name
Rhiw Colbren
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Thomas F. Salt
Location
Abertillery
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
When moving some rails in a tram one slipped and hit him on the heal causing him to fall. In falling he may have strained himself causing hernia. Medical opinion differed as to whether the hernia was recent or not. It is very doubtful whether this is a colliery accident or not.