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Surname
JONES
Forename
Hugh
Day
24
Month
07
Year
1901
Age
44
Occupation
Ripper
Mine/Quarry Name
Ffaldau
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Ffaldau Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Pontycymer
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof on road where deceased and his partner were ripping. They had bored a hole for a shoe in the roof and removed some props on the road side but had not fired a shot when a length of 20 feet fell without warning. Six feet seam.