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Surname
RICHARDS
Forename
James Nicholas
Day
18
Month
04
Year
1913
Age
29
Occupation
Granite Breaker
Mine/Quarry Name
Porthgain Quarry
Mineral Worked
Granite
Owner
United Stone Firms Ltd
Location
Porthgain
County
Pembrokeshire
Details of Event
When breaking granite with a sledge, he was struck in the eye by a piece of granite. He was being operated upon at the Swansea Hospital on July 2nd, 1913, when he died under an anaesthetic of ether.