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Surname
POLKINHORNE
Forename
William
Day
14
Month
07
Year
1912
Age
33
Occupation
Assistant Pitman
Mine/Quarry Name
Cwmaman
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Cwmaman Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Aberdare
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
He was at work in the shaft with the head pitman, and was in the act of chipping the end of a byat while standing upon another just below it, when he appeared to have lost his hold and fell to bottom of shaft. The head pitman was near him, standing on the cage, showing him light.