Farm Accident Leads to Serious Injury
A broken wire on an irrigation ditcher causes a violent workplace accident for a local farmer.
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J. R. Ayers met with an accident last Saturday, while ditching alfalfa. He had used a wire to fasten the singletree to the ditcher; the wire broke and the horse jerked Mr. Ayers over the plow and he fell on the beam of the plow. It was thought at first that he had received serious internal injuries, but it is now believed that there were a few ribs torn loose. He is improving, but he won’t be able to attend to his work for a while.
“the wire broke and the horse jerked Mr. Ayers over the plow and he fell on the beam of the plow.”
Agricultural work remains one of the most hazardous industries in the region. This incident serves as a reminder of the physical toll of farming on the labor force that supports the valley's fruit and crop production.
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