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Surname
HORLER
Forename
Marshall or David
Day
08
Month
05
Year
1908
Age
19
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Abersychan
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Hoskins & Llewellyn
Location
Talywain
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
A heavy fall of roof at the face - some 30 tons more or less. There were props set under it, and it seemed apparently safe. The roof is strong, and the fall was about 4 feet thick, so that sounding with a hammer or pick would not indicate any danger. It appears that a general squeeze had gradually been coming on in this place, which is a small one just being opened out.