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Surname
THOMAS
Forename
Morgan (injured)
Day
26
Month
01
Year
1949
Age
44
Occupation
Group Electrical Engineer
Mine/Quarry Name
Cefn Coed
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
National Coal Board
Location
Crynant
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Testing transformer at 3300v for phasing out pumper - air cooled - test leads should have been connected to 3300v winding but were found to be connected to 110v winding causing a short circuit - burns to face and severe burns to hands.