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Surname
THOMAS
Forename
William
Day
07
Month
02
Year
1914
Age
37
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
McLaren, No.1 Pit
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Tredegar Iron & Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Abertysswg
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
Fall of coal at working face. Having removed a sprag he failed to get a slip of coal down with a bar. Without resetting the sprags he commenced undercutting when the coal fell and killed him.