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Surname
WILLIAMS
Forename
William
Day
28
Month
05
Year
1913
Age
16
Occupation
Collier
Mine/Quarry Name
Varteg Hill
Mineral Worked
Coal
Owner
J. Vipond & Co. Ltd
Location
Varteg
County
Monmouthshire
Details of Event
His comrade was about to charge a hole in the coal with compressed powder, and had placed the pellets on the floor near the shot hole; deceased accidentally dropped his lighted lamp on to the powder and received fatal injuries.