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Surname
THOMAS
Forename
John
Day
30
Month
11
Year
1914
Age
62
Occupation
Underground Waterman
Mine/Quarry Name
Fernhill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Fernhill Collieries Ltd
Location
Treherbert
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
He appears to have been struck by an ingoing journey as be was taking refuge in a manhole, or at the corner of one. No one saw the accident, and it is possible that he was struck, and fatally injured, by a piece of timber, a number of which had been taken in on the journey immediately before be was found.