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William Edwin Barnes
| Age: | 21 |
| Died: | 15th Nov 1924 |
| Accident: | 13th Nov 1924 8.15 p.m., 7th hour of shift |
| Year Born: | abt. 1903 |
| Colliery: | Garngoch, No. 1 |
| Company: | Glasbrook Brothers, Ltd. |
| Occupation: | Repairer |
| Notes: | He was engaged on repairing on a stall road near the face, and had lifted a heavy collar on to two props. Not being satisfied with one of the arms, he used a sledge to turn it a little, when a stone fell from the side above him. This knocked out a pair of timber behind him, thus bringing down more stone. The collar and some stone fell on him. The fallen timber behind had been set on the previous Tuesday, but had not been laced. This accident should not have occurred, and emphasises the importance of pairs of timber being laced together |
| Buried: | [not known] |
| Category: | Falls of Side :: On Roads while Repairing or Enlarging |
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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: 48, Accident Number: 46
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