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Surname
BENBOW
Forename
David
Day
27
Month
04
Year
1906
Age
34
Occupation
Haulier
Mine/Quarry Name
Park (c)
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Ocean Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cwmparc
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Deceased had to take seven trains of stones down a dip about 130 yards. Instead of dividing the number into two or three lots, he started to take them all in one journey. He had put two sprags in each tram but the weight on the down gradient of 2 ins. per yard caused the trams to increase in speed and this frightened the horse. It turned to one side and pulled the front tram of the road, and deceased who was riding on the gun, was crushed. He died in two days.