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Surname
ROBERTS
Forename
Hugh Parry
Day
16
Month
12
Year
1909
Age
45
Occupation
Slate Getter
Mine/Quarry Name
Penmachno Quarry
Mineral Worked
Slate
Owner
Penmachno Slate Quarry Co. Ltd
Location
Penmachno
County
Caernarfonshire
Details of Event
A charge of frozen gelignite which he was ramming with a phosphor-bronze stemmer, exploded and inflicted injuries to which he succumbed on the 26th. He neglected to use the warming pan and wooden stemmer provided for him.