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Surname
JONES
Forename
Robert
Day
17
Month
01
Year
1905
Age
52
Occupation
Quarryman
Mine/Quarry Name
Tonna Dafid Quarry
Mineral Worked
Owner
John James Evans
Location
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
While passing a disused part of the quarry face a stone, a pound or two in weight, fell from a height of about 45ft. and struck him on the head fracturing his skull. Deceased had warned the other men that morning not to pass the place having noticed some danger from the overburden.