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Surname
REID
Forename
James
Day
26
Month
10
Year
1906
Age
33
Occupation
Labourer
Mine/Quarry Name
Craig-yr-hesg Quarry
Mineral Worked
Sandstone
Owner
Mackay & Davies
Location
Pontypridd
County
Glamorganshire
Details of Event
Deceased and another man were going to remove a stone which stood on sloping ground. He worked away the earth in front of the stone and was about to attach the crane chain to it, when it slid forward and crushed his leg against another stone. He was taken to the Cardiff Infirmary, where on 22nd November the limb had to be amputated. He did not improve but died from blood poisoning on 5th February, 1907.