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Surname
PRICE
Forename
Thomas
Day
29
Month
03
Year
1904
Age
19
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
South Duffryn, No.1
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Hills’ Plymouth Co. Ltd
Location
Troedyrhiw
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Deceased was stowing a dip with rubbish lowered by a hauling engine. A loaded tram got off the rails in going down and deceased and the rider put it on. He then walked down the dip and as the rider started the tram to follow him the rope broke and the tram ran down and struck deceased on his side. The rope was said to have worked for five weeks only but this was not borne out by the condition of the rope. It had been knotted in five places and a length of one strand was missing. The rope was 3-8ins. in diameter and the dip was 1 in 9. Deceased died in two days.