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Witness summons sent to Mr Owen William Humphreys, relating to the fatal accident of Mr Eric Lyall at Dinorwig Quarry. The witness summons calls Mr Owen Williams Humphreys to attend Caernarfon County Hall on behalf of the defendant (Dinorwic Slate Quarries Co Ltd). The plaintiff in the case was Mrs Betty Lyall, the widow of Mr Stan Lyall. The summons is dated 1968.

On the 8 September 1966 Mr Eric Lyall (a quarry Steward) was the last person to be killed by an accident at Dinorwig Quarry. Mr Lyall fell 120 feet while trying to free a large block of slate from the rock face, and as a result fractured his skull. At the time of his death Mr Lyall was 45 years old, and was a father to three children (aged 20, 17, and 10 years old). Mr Owen William Humphreys (who was also a steward at Dinorwig Quarry) risked his own life by trying to save Mr Lyall. Following the accident Mr O.W. Humphreys was nominated for a bravery award and received an Honorary Testimonial on Vellum by the Royal Humane Society.