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Surname
MASON
Forename
P.K. (injured)
Day
17
Month
11
Year
1958
Age
25
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Merthyr Vale
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
National Coal Board
Location
Merthyr Vale
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Sat on compressed air column suspended from arches 6ft above ground to fishplates when he fell into a pile of stones - leg fractured. Inspector's comment:- would not have occurred if staging had been used.