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Surname
ROBERTS
Forename
Edward H.
Day
12
Month
02
Year
1901
Age
20
Occupation
Stoker
Mine/Quarry Name
Vron
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Vron Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Brymbo
County
Denbighshire
Details of Event
Inspection made and inquest attended. He went to open a steam valve in connection with the hauling engine on the surface when the steam valve burst killing him. There was probably a little water in the steam pipe which should have been let off previous to turning the steam on.