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Surname
HOWELL
Forename
Gersom
Day
27
Month
10
Year
1909
Age
43
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Main, No.1
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Main Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Bryncoch
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof on road; the deceased worked alone on the day of the accident and it is not certain whether the fall of loose ground came down accidentally, or whether he was engaged in ripping it down. There were timber supports at the place but had collapsed. The colliery was not at work that day but the deceased had obtained permission to enter and repair his roadway. Victoria Seam. Safety lamps.