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Surname
PRICE
Forename
Herbert (Injured)
Day
28
Month
05
Year
1914
Age
20
Occupation
Waggoner
Mine/Quarry Name
Hafod
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Ruabon Coal & Coke Co. Ltd
Location
Ruabon
County
Denbighshire
Details of Event
While deceased was taking a full tub of coal from the longwall face, a sudden weighting of the roof occurred, which caused a fall from a slip running parallel with the coal face. The fall displaced three props and caught deceased, causing instant death.