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Surname
THOMAS
Forename
George Thomas
Day
24
Month
01
Year
1908
Age
21
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Glyncorrwg, North
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Glyncorrwg Colliery Co. Ltd
Location
Glyncorrwg
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof at face; while turning a stall off a narrow heading, a bed of shale measuring 18ft. by 12ft. by 1ft. lying under a fold in the sandstone above and supported by three props, fell upon him and killed him. Shale underlying the undulating folds of sandstone should always be taken down, which has been proved to be a safer method than any attempt to support it. No.2 Rhondda Seam. Naked lights.