Narrow Escape at the Rock Crusher
A local official survives a gruesome industrial accident after being caught in machinery at a rock crusher site.
County Commissioner R. H. Briggs of Kennewick is confined to his bed while recovering from a broken leg and bruises received in an accident that nearly cost him his life. He was inspecting a rock crusher in operation and his clothing caught in the machinery. Before he could be extracted, nearly all of his clothing was torn off, his right leg broken and he received other severe bruises.
“Before he could be extracted nearly all of his clothing was torn off, his right leg broken and he received other severe bruises.”
This account provides a stark reminder of the physical dangers inherent in the early 20th-century industrial labor force, where safety standards were minimal and high-risk equipment was common in local public works.
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