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Surname
REES
Forename
Brindley (injured)
Day
25
Month
08
Year
1913
Age
25
Occupation
Assistant Trammer
Mine/Quarry Name
Killan
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
W.W. Holmes & Co.
Location
Dunvant
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
A link, composing part of a chain, connecting the rope and trams snapped as seven loaded trams were being hauled up a slant. The trams ran back 40 yards and were derailed. He and four others are alleged to have been riding on the couplings of the trams. 1 killed 4 injured.