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Surname
HUMPHRIES
Forename
D. (injured)
Day
04
Month
06
Year
1959
Age
33
Occupation
Contractor’s Worker
Mine/Quarry Name
Ferndale, No.5
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
National Coal Board
Location
Ferndale
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Driver of a winch had slackened out haulage rope to enable rider to pull it to an empty trolley - driver did not respond and was found tangled in coils of rope - arm fractured.