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Surname
JAMES
Forename
David Hopkin
Day
11
Month
05
Year
1912
Age
28
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Bwllfa, No.2
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Bwllfa & Merthyr Dare Steam Collieries (1891) Ltd
Location
Cwmdare
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Fall of side at working face. A piece of top coal was cut off from a revealed slip; this discharged a sprag and fell upon the deceased's right leg. He died from shock on May 16th.