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Surname
WATKINS
Forename
William
Day
30
Month
11
Year
1905
Age
70
Occupation
Trimmer
Mine/Quarry Name
Cambrian Navigation
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Cambrian Navigation Colliery Co
Location
Clydach Vale
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Deceased was cropping shale off a tram of coal near the screens, when four other trams were let down against it, with the result that he was knocked down and badly injured. He is said to have been warned by an onlooker of the approach of the trams. He died in 4 days.