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Surname
HIGHES
Forename
Richard
Day
17
Month
07
Year
1909
Age
32
Occupation
Repairier
Mine/Quarry Name
Ferndale, No.4
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
D. Davis & Sons Ltd
Location
Ferndale
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Fall on road, cliff, 6 feet by 2 feet by 7 feet thick, fell on him from the side. The piece of ground had been tested at the fireman's request 5 minutes before the accident, and, as it was considered too strong to wedge down it had been decided to set timber against it. Bute seam.