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Surname
HUTCHINGS
Forename
Arthur
Day
29
Month
06
Year
1908
Age
33
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Tareni
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
South Wales Primrose Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Godre'r graig
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof on road; while deceased and another man were standing on a heading roadway, a fall of strong shale root measuring 39 feet by 4 to 8 feet wide and varying in thickness from 1 foot 6 inches to nothing, suddenly occurred, killing one and injuring the other. It was said that they were about to set timber under this part of the roof of the roadway. Red Vein. Safety lamps.