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Surname
MORRIS
Forename
David James
Day
23
Month
04
Year
1901
Age
13
Occupation
Collier’s Boy
Mine/Quarry Name
Bedlinog, No.1
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Guest, Keen & Nettlefolds Ltd
Location
Bedlinog
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Crushed by cage at pit bottom while changing decks the hitcher was unable to work the lever to stop the bottom deck on the fans owing to the men crowding into the cage in a reckless manner and the top deck came on the Boy and crushed him.