Laborer Maimed on the Monte Cristo Road
A dangerous workplace accident on a remote railway line sends a worker to a Seattle hospital with compound leg fractures.
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Thomas McDonald, a laborer in Camp No. 1 on the Monte Cristo road, working for contractors Earle & Donahue, had his right leg broken in two places yesterday morning. McDonald was working near a chute when a heavy piece of timber broke free, struck him, and caused compound fractures. He was transported to Seattle on the Lake Shore evening train and admitted to Grace Hospital, where he was taken in the patrol wagon for emergency care.
“A big piece of timber came down and struck his leg, breaking it.”
This story highlights the brutal reality of industrial labor during the development of the Pacific Northwest. While workplace safety standards have drastically improved, the risk to transit and construction workers remains a potent issue in the modern city.
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