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 Fatal Accidents Return to Index Fatal Accidents 
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More information on some of the fatal accidents at

Cwmorthin (Slate)

Disaster  17th Nov 1875 
1 life lost, Cause: By waggons
Disaster  23rd Mar 1876 
1 life lost, Cause: Fall of ground
Disaster  3rd May 1876 
1 life lost, Cause: Fall underground
Disaster  6th Feb 1878 
1 life lost, Cause: Shaft Accident
Disaster  28th Jul 1881 
1 life lost
Disaster  4th Jul 1883 
no lives lost, Cause: Shot firing
Disaster  19th Jan 1886 
no lives lost, Cause: Fall
Disaster  21st May 1886 
no lives lost, Cause: Fall of roof
Disaster  21st Jul 1886 
1 life lost, Cause: Fall of roof
Disaster  5th Feb 1892 
2 lives lost, Cause: Fall of rock
Disaster  27th Aug 1894 
2 lives lost, Cause: Suffocated
Disaster  12th Jun 1896 
3 lives lost, Cause: Breaking of a wooden bridge

 

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