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Surname
TIPPINGS
Forename
Jonathan
Day
20
Month
01
Year
1904
Age
53
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
South Wales
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Lancaster's Steam Coal Collieries Ltd
Location
Cwmtillery
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
When about to ascend the shaft he entered the cage before the proper signal had been received from the surface and before the hitcher could prevent him. The cage being drawn up just as he entered it he was crushed and fell back into the sump.