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Surname
WILLIAMS
Forename
William
Day
31
Month
05
Year
1907
Age
54
Occupation
Repairer
Mine/Quarry Name
Maindy
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
Ocean Coal Co. Ltd
Location
Ton Pentre
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Fall of roof on road fireclay 15.5ft. by 10.5ft by 2ft thick Deceased was sent to complete a gob wall on the side of a heading Two props were standing in the middle of the road which he wanted to knock out, but the fireman told him not to, but to stand two additional props on the higher side. He stood one, and his lad brought him another, and went back to get a drink. He saw deceased knock out the prop, which he had been told not to. Deceased was said to have been an experienced repairer. New seam.