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Surname
HUGHES
Forename
William
Day
19
Month
02
Year
1901
Age
30
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Arrail Griffin
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
John Lancaster & Co. Ltd
Location
Six Bells
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
He received a slight scratch on the leg not sufficient to draw blood from the buffer of a pit tram which was thrown off the rails by his horse in passing. At first it appeared trivial but according to medical evidence death was the result of the accident. The man's constitution was not robust.