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Surname
JONES
Forename
William
Day
24
Month
11
Year
1905
Age
54
Occupation
Assistant Timberman
Mine/Quarry Name
Griffin, No.2 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
John Lancaster & Co. Ltd
Location
Blaina
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof while he and his comrade who was injured, were engaged repairing. They do not appear to have set legs or props under the double timbers to make themselves secure, with result that the timbers were knocked out and the stone fell on them.