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Surname
REES
Forename
David
Day
16
Month
10
Year
1909
Age
55
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Coegnant
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
North's Navigation Collieries (1889) Ltd
Location
Nantyffyllon
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof at face; a small stone fell from the roof and injured his leg. The wound did not appear to respond to medical treatment. He died from heart failure, due to pneumonia following influenza, on 5th January, 1910. Lower Seam Safety lamps.