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Surname
JONES
Forename
Charles
Day
19
Month
10
Year
1905
Age
50
Occupation
Coker
Mine/Quarry Name
Bedwellty
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Tredegar Iron & Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Tredegar
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
Overbalanced and fell from top of coke ovens to the ground after pushing down the door of one of them sharply with his foot. The door rebounding broke the hooks by which it was fastened to the counter-balance and fell on him before he could regain his feet.