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Surname
SIMPSON
Forename
Hugh
Day
06
Month
08
Year
1906
Age
22
Occupation
Rivetter
Mine/Quarry Name
Lady Windsor
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Ocean Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Ynysybwl
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Deceased was at work on a stage inside an air casing which was being erected over the top of the shaft to convert it into an upcast. Owing to the stretching of a new winding-rope it became necessary to take out a few links of the bull chain of one of the cages. The rope-smith got on top of the cage and signal was given to the engineman to give slack rope. This was done, but before the banksman knocked stop, the engine suddenly reversed, and the cage crashed upwards against the stage upon which deceased was working and precipitated him down the shaft. The winder found fault with the working of his engine but a careful overhauling by the makers failed to reveal any defect which could have caused the engine to reverse.