Full Details

Surname

SQUIRES

Forename

Fred

Day

13

Month

08

Year

1903

Age

35

Occupation

Collier

Mine/Quarry Name

Abercarn, Prince of Wales

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron & Coal Co. Ltd

Location

Abercarn

County

Monmouthshire

Details of Event

Fall of roof stone from a smooth slip which he was aware of. Instead of getting the stone down after knocking the timber out as he was told to do he was preparing to set timber under it. He was set to do the work in order to make height for the horses.