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Surname
WARD
Forename
Joseph
Day
05
Month
03
Year
1906
Age
32
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Windsor
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Windsor Steam Coal Co. (1901) Ltd
Location
Abertridwr
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Deceased had been ripping roof and was clearing away the rubbish produced, when a stone, 3 or 4 inch square, fell from the edge at the rippings and cut his forehead slightly. He continued working until the 13th March, when he had to give up owing to fits. He was operated upon on the 12th April and an abscess on the brain found near the cut. He died from the effects of the abscess on the 29th April.