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Surname
PARFITT
Forename
Edgar J.
Day
11
Month
10
Year
1910
Age
25
Occupation
Hitcher
Mine/Quarry Name
Celynen
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Newport, Abercarn, Black Vein Steam Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Abercarn
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
A lump of coal fell down the shaft and struck deceased as he was pushing an empty train through cage at the pit bottom. The clearance between the protection planks and the cage was only 7 inches, and it was through this space the coal fell.