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Surname
MORRIS
Forename
Thomas
Day
28
Month
08
Year
1908
Age
21
Occupation
Coal Cutter
Mine/Quarry Name
Aberpergwm
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Morgan S. Williams
Location
Glyn-neath
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
While working a bar cotter of a coal cutting machine out from underneath the coal, his clothing was caught by the teeth of the bar and both legs were torn off. No bar should be removed from the cut while power is applied to the machine and the bar is revolving.