Fatal Industrial Accident at the Gravel Pit
A young worker dies after a mechanical failure at a local railway site.
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Edward Thomas Glynn, last Friday, while working with the steam shovel at the gravel pit near the Hopkins ranch, had his skull fractured by the crane chain of the shovel breaking and striking him on the head. He was brought to St. Joseph's hospital here and his skull trepanned, but he died from the result of his injuries on Saturday. Glynn was a young man, just about 21 years old, and a native of Missouri. He had a brother and a cousin here who worked with him. His body was embalmed by Beardsley Bros. and shipped Wednesday to St. Paul, Minnesota, where his parents reside. His remains were accompanied by his brother and cousin.
“He had a brother and a cousin here, who worked with him.”
Early industrial growth in Aberdeen was built on high-risk, often deadly, labor. Today, such workplace safety is heavily regulated, but the reliance on transitory or migrant labor remains a central feature of the local economy.
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