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Surname
IVIN
Forename
John T.
Day
29
Month
06
Year
1906
Age
24
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Ferndale, No.2
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
D. Davis & Sons Ltd
Location
Ferndale
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
A narrow heading, 4.5ft. wide had been driven through a roll in the face. Deceased was chipping at the side of this place to allow a coal cutting machine to pass through, when a piece of the fireclay roof 4.5ft. by 4.5ft. by 8ins. thick, fell on his back. His spine was injured, and he died in a months time. The roof was unsupported. Yard seam.