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Surname
HOPKINS
Forename
Thomas Morgan
Day
14
Month
11
Year
1907
Age
56
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Empire
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Execs of Thomas Jones
Location
Cwmgwrach
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
An empty tram, upon which he was illegally riding on a self-acting incline having a gradient of 1 in 11, got derailed in consequence of the rope catching in a check-rail, and in attempting to jump off, he fell and was run over.