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Surname
REES
Forename
Gwenffil (injured)
Day
28
Month
08
Year
1949
Age
50
Occupation
Fitter
Mine/Quarry Name
St John's
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
National Coal Board
Location
Maesteg
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Coal cutter loaded in trolley was standing in fitting shops - a fitter touched the reversing lever of the cutter which moved cutter forward 6ft - he was standing near wall when trolley struck him - pelvis fractured.