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Surname
WHEATSTONE
Forename
Enoch
Day
06
Month
08
Year
1909
Age
45
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Cwmbran
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Guest, Keen & Nettlefolds Ltd
Location
Upper Cwmbran
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
He, with an experienced timberman and repairer, was engaged in repairing a place where a heavy fall had occurred a week or two before. Deceased had worked at the place over a week At the time of the accident they wore preparing to set timber, when a stone from the cavity fell and caught him. The work is dangerous, and is carried out by men who have to use their judgement and experience to the best of their ability, and no class of workman deserves more credit for the skill and courage exhibited in this work.