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Surname
PAYNE
Forename
Thomas
Day
20
Month
08
Year
1905
Age
34
Occupation
Assistant Hitcher
Mine/Quarry Name
Mardy, No.3
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Locket's Merthyr Collieries (1894) Ltd
Location
Maerdy
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Deceased was severely injured by the cage descending on him. There were three other men at the shaft bottom at the time but neither could or would, say how deceased got onto the sump planks. I expect he was crossing through the shaft.