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George Lewis
| Age: | 49 |
| Died: | 5th Nov 1924 |
| Accident: | 3rd Nov 1924 7.15 a.m., 1st hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1875 |
| Colliery: | Pantyffynon |
| Company: | Blaina Colliery Co., Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Notes: | Deceased suffered frightful injuries under distressing circumstances. The base of the combustion chamber of a Simon-Carves boiler had become choked with displaced bricks and ashes. Deceased went down into the ashpit to clear the obstruction through an inspection door chamber. The boiler was being fed with pulverised coal, and suddenly the pit was filled with flames, having been blown back. He scrambled out of the pit, and jumped into a tank of water. He died on 5th November, 1924 |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Surface Accidents :: Miscellaneous |
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- 1924 Mines Inspectors Report, Swansea Division (No. 7) by W. J. Charlton, H.M. Inspector of Mines [DMM Ref: L-01624 - Tom Bainbridge Collection], Page: 52, Accident Number: 84
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