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Surname
REES
Forename
Edward
Day
01
Month
02
Year
1902
Age
34
Occupation
Ropeman
Mine/Quarry Name
National
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
United National Collieries Ltd
Location
Wattstown
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Struck on leg by a haulage rope. He was drawing the rope towards a bevel sheave and in doing so raised it too high with the result that it missed the sheave and crushed his ankle against the rail. There was a slight turn in the road at that spot. Died in 2 days.