Full Details

Surname

THOMAS

Forename

William

Day

03

Month

04

Year

1913

Age

50

Occupation

Repairer

Mine/Quarry Name

Fochriw, No.1

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Guest, Keen & Nettlefolds Ltd

Location

Fochriw

County

Glamorganshire

Details of Event

Fall of roof on roadway. Having made place to put up a new pair of timber he was clearing up the rubbish, when a stone fell and fractured his right leg below the knee. Amputation became necessary, and he died from blood poisoning on July 20th, 1913.