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Surname
LEWIS
Forename
Thomas
Day
27
Month
04
Year
1906
Age
46
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Blaenavon, Big Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Blaenavon Iron & Steel Co. Ltd
Location
Blaenavon
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
He with two men and four boys, was walking in to his work along the main and tail rope haulage plane, and met the full journey on its way out to the pit. One of the men behind him shouted that they had better get into a manhole, but deceased and his two boys, one in front and the other following, took no notice of the warning until the journey came suddenly upon them, when they attempted to do so. The boys got in allright, but deceased was caught by the journey and dragged about 20 yards, to where he was found under the ninth tram. He died on reaching the surface.