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Surname
POWELL
Forename
Thomas
Day
16
Month
07
Year
1906
Age
58
Occupation
Ripper
Mine/Quarry Name
Saron Level
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Hills’ Plymouth Co. Ltd
Location
Troedyrhiw
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof on road, cliff, 7 ft. by 5 ft. by 7 ins. thick, fell as deceased was making a foothold for a prop to hold a boring machine for boring a hole in the side. The fireman examined the roof 20 minutes before the accident, found it given, and instructed deceased to take it down before doing anything else. He, however, took no notice of the instruction and in consequence, was killed. No.3 Rhondda seam.