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Surname
MORRIS
Forename
Stephen
Day
06
Month
10
Year
1909
Age
16
Occupation
Collier’s Assistant
Mine/Quarry Name
Marine
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron & Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Cwm
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
He and his butty (or collier incharge), who was slightly injured, were holing under a lump of coal which was overhanging, and which, apparently, had one sprag set against it, but which was quite insufficient. The lad’s death and the man’s injuries were clearly due to recklessness.