The Unlucky Mill Worker
A workplace accident at the Fort Blakely mill results in a serious injury for a local laborer.
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Peter Frasier, a miller, was injured yesterday morning while looking about the Port Blakely mill. A timber struck him and broke his thigh just above the knee.
He was brought to Seattle and taken to the Providence Hospital for surgical treatment.
“Peter Frazier, a logger, while working about the Fort Blakely mill, was struck by a timber, and had his thigh broken just above the knee.”
Workplace safety remains a persistent, critical issue in the Pacific Northwest's labor landscape. While the setting is a 19th-century sawmill, the dangerous nature of heavy industrial labor continues to pose risks to workers today, mirroring contemporary discussions about labor rights and industrial accountability.
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