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Surname
HUGHES
Forename
John
Day
01
Month
02
Year
1902
Age
32
Occupation
Ripper
Mine/Quarry Name
South Duffryn, No.2
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Hills’ Plymouth Co. Ltd
Location
Troedyrhiw
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
While he was holding a light for another ripper who was pulling down loose stones a stone weighing 7lb. fell from the roof and cut his head. Erysipelas set in and he died in eight days. Four feet seam.