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Surname
LEWIS
Forename
John
Day
14
Month
10
Year
1910
Age
56
Occupation
Timberman
Mine/Quarry Name
Nine Mile Point
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Burnyeat, Brown & Co. Ltd
Location
Wattsville
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof on a road. Deceased and another man were repairing and enlarging a main level by taking out old timber ripping the roof and setting new timber while deceased was standing a post under one of the old collars a fall of about 200 tons took place for a length of about 40 feet knocking out about 14 settings of timber.