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Surname
HODGE
Forename
James
Day
23
Month
07
Year
1901
Age
49
Occupation
Pitman
Mine/Quarry Name
Pochin
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Tredegar Iron & Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Hollybush
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
While engaged on a platform making byatt holes in the No.2 shaft he fell away and was picked up 300 yards below. One of the scaffolding boards 1in. by 9in. fell with him but whether it broke or what caused the accident is unknown. His son was working with him at the time.