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Surname
JENKINS
Forename
John
Day
09
Month
09
Year
1911
Age
55
Occupation
Platelayer
Mine/Quarry Name
Lady Lewis
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lewis' Merthyr Consolidated Collieries Ltd
Location
Porth
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Fell down shaft while in charge of a gang of men cleaning out the fan drift. Coal dust had accumulated near the edge of the shaft so as to cover the fence 3.5 feet from the floor. Deceased went on top of it too near to the shaft and slipped in.