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Surname
PRING
Forename
Edward
Day
24
Month
01
Year
1903
Age
32
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Merthyr Vale, No.1
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Nixon's Navigation Co. Ltd
Location
Merthyr Vale
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Run over on their way out at the end of the shift by a journey of coal which was being lowered by a tail rope towards the shaft. The road dipped outwards about three inches per yard and the speed of the journeys travel at is about eight miles per hour. The road was of ample dimensions and was well provided with manholes. 2 killed.