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Surname
JONES
Forename
John
Day
16
Month
07
Year
1900
Age
57
Occupation
Slate Getter
Mine/Quarry Name
Votty & Bowydd Mine
Mineral Worked
Slate
Owner
Votty & Bowydd Slate Quarries Co. Ltd
Location
Blaenau Ffestiniog
County
Merionethshire
Details of Event
While he was going down the working face he somehow let go his suspending chain and fell to a depth of 20 ft fracturing his skull. He died following day.