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Surname
LEWIS
Forename
Emanuel
Day
03
Month
09
Year
1907
Age
37
Occupation
Overman
Mine/Quarry Name
Blaensychan
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Partridge, Jones & Co. Ltd
Location
Abersychan
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
He fell from the cage when descending after having his supper at the surface. Apparently the result of his own carelessness in not holding the rail provided for the purpose as there was nothing to account for his falling out. The cages do not appear to have met with any obstacle in the run according to the evidence of the engineman, banksman and hitcher. It has been suggested as usual in these cases, that he may have had a fit or a seizure of some sort but he was said to enjoy good health and was never known to be liable to anything of the sort. These accidents naturally give support to the proposal that gates should be placed on the cages wen are ascending or descending.