Industrial Horror at the Shingle Mill
A worker suffers a horrific injury after a bolt falls from an elevator, pinning him against the saw.
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One of the employers of Bissell Co.'s Shingle mill received a very severe injury Monday. He was engaged in cutting shingle bolts when one of the bolts fell from the elevator which conveys the bolts to the shingle saws, striking him and forcing his shoulder against the saw which cut the point of the shoulder nearly through, making a most terrible wound.
“striking him and forcing his shoulder against the saw which cut the point of the shoulder nearly through making a most terrible wound.”
This industrial accident, occurring in the heart of Aberdeen’s bustling, dangerous mill district, highlights the high human cost of the era’s 'growth machine' economics. While modern workplace safety standards have vastly improved, the vulnerability of the labor force remains a core theme in the town's history.
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