Longshoreman Injured at Commercial Dock
A dock worker is rushed to the hospital after a workplace accident involving falling lumber.
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While engaged in loading lumber on the schooner 'William Nottingham' at the Commercial dock this morning, Victor Asnlund, a longshoreman, was struck on the head by a swinging timber and seriously injured. He was taken to the Fannie Paddock hospital with blood streaming from his eyes, ears, and nose. The full extent of his injuries has not been determined by the attending physicians, who think he will recover.
“He was taken to the Fannie Paddock hospital with blood streaming from eyes, ears and nose.”
Workplace safety on Tacoma's industrial waterfront has been a constant struggle, from the dangerous era of sail-powered loading in the early 20th century to modern labor protections. The Fannie Paddock hospital, now gone, served as the primary place of healing for these industrial injuries.
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