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Surname
RICHARDS
Forename
William
Day
03
Month
06
Year
1902
Age
34
Occupation
Sinker
Mine/Quarry Name
Windsor
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Windsor Steam Coal Co. (1901) Ltd
Location
Abertridwr
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
A platform in the shaft collapsed, tipping nine men into 25 feet of water in the sump. Three escaped drowning by clinging to floating debris, but the other six were killed.