Full Details

Surname

WILLIAMS

Forename

J. Lewis (injured)

Day

21

Month

01

Year

1927

Age

25

Occupation

Collier

Mine/Quarry Name

Graig Merthyr

Mineral Worked

Coal

Owner

Graigola Merthyr Co. Ltd

Location

Pontarddulais

County

Glamorganshire

Details of Event

Shothole consisting of five pellets missed fire at 9am and another shot to release this was fired at 12.15pm which went off – shotsman instructed them to look for misfired one and in doing so it went off – facial and eye injuries. 2 injured.