Engineer Crushed in Tragic Depot Accident
A Great Northern engineer is seriously injured while assisting with an unloading job at the local depot.
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George A. Richey, an engineer employed by the Great Northern railroad, was badly injured at the Great Northern depot yesterday afternoon by a portion of a load of ties falling on him. He had a leg dislocated and an arm broken, and was taken to Providence hospital. He was engaged in inspecting ties which were being hauled from the Stetson Post Lumber Company's mill, and while voluntarily helping the teamster to unload, was crushed by a portion of the load which slipped and fell off on him.
“while voluntarily helping the teamster to unload, was crushed by a portion of the load which slipped and fell off on him.”
This accident occurred near the industrial waterfront, an area that has undergone massive redevelopment but remains central to the city's logistics. The physical danger inherent in early railroad and timber operations was a constant reality for workers, often exacerbated by a lack of safety regulations that would eventually be addressed by later labor reforms.
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