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Surname
MITCHELL
Forename
James
Day
01
Month
07
Year
1914
Age
44
Occupation
Fitter
Mine/Quarry Name
Great Mountain
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Great Mountain Collieries Co. Ltd
Location
Tumble
County
Carmarthenshire
Details of Event
He was standing on the top of a vertical cylinder of a gas engine doing repairs when he was struck by the chain of a travelling crane. He fell on to a platform 5 feet 8 inches below and so severely injured his head that he died on June 10th, 1914.