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Surname
HITCHINGS
Forename
William George
Day
21
Month
03
Year
1908
Age
15
Occupation
Engine boy
Mine/Quarry Name
Tydraw
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Cory Brothers & Co. Ltd
Location
Blaen-y-cwm
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Deceased’s cravat became entangled with the driving shaft of a picking belt at the screens, and, before the engine could be stopped he had sustained such serious injuries that he died on the following day. This shaft runs under the flooring of the screens, and to have been caught by it he must have climbed on top of some waggons of rubbish which were standing under the platform. He had no oiling to do, and had been instructed not to leave the engine house.