Full Details

Surname

WILLIAMS

Forename

Benjamin

Day

19

Month

07

Year

1911

Age

49

Occupation

Stower

Mine/Quarry Name

Lletty Shenkin

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. Ltd

Location

Cwmbach

County

Glamorganshire

Details of Event

Fall of roof at working face. He was slightly injured by a piece of coal falling on him from edge of rippings. He worked the shift out and intermittently to end of July. He died on 13th November from exhaustion, the result of a tumour set up by blow on chest.