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Surname
RICHARDS
Forename
Watkin
Day
05
Month
02
Year
1909
Age
32
Occupation
Rider
Mine/Quarry Name
South Duffryn
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Hills’ Plymouth Co. Ltd
Location
Troedyrhiw
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Deceased pricked his thumb with a broken wire of a haulage rope which he was handling. Blood poisoning soon set in, but, owing to the objections of deceased, an operation was deferred until July 30th when he died under the anaesthetic.