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Surname
MEYRICK
Forename
Thomas
Day
09
Month
02
Year
1910
Age
45
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Penllwyngwent
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Cory Brothers & Co. Ltd
Location
Ogmore Vale
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Crushed by runaway trams on endless rope haulage road while walking out. The clutch attaching the trams to the rope failed and allowed the bogey and four empty trams to run wild. Three other man were injured. 2 killed.