FATAL ACCIDENT
WATERSIDES? KILLED MAST BREAKS ON STEAMER BADEN POWELL. While working on the coastal steamer Baden Powell, at the .Queen's Wharf yesterday afternoon, at about 2 o'clock, a wharf labourer , named Waldemar Lepin was killed' instantaneously through a portion of, the after-mast breaking off and striking him on the head- He was engaged on tho wharf with two other men in unloading slings of potatoes, when he met his death. A sling containing three bags or potatoes, weighing about 6001 b, was being lifted, when the derrick collapsed. ' One of the deceaseds mates called out to him, but before he could get out of the way the mast-snapped off, and hit him on the head with tremendous force. Lepin dropped to, the wharf, and when picked up was found to be quite dead. Dr Young was called, hut could only pronounce life epIt is stated that the shng had a direct lead from the head-of the derrick to tho winch, whereas the general rule is to have a lead from the heel of the derrick and then Vm to the winch. Examination of the jaf ter-mast disclosed that it had been partially eaten through with rot. The deceased was a Russian, born in Riga twenty-nine years ago, and resided at No. 7, Murphy street. He came ashore from the Turakina. at Wellington, and joined the city fire ■brigade on April 30th, 1917, and remained there until April 11th, 1918. On November 26th, 1918, he commenced work on the waterfront, and on December 17th he went to sea again as a seaman on the Kapiti, and subsequently on the coastal vessel Manama. In May he resumed work on the waterfront, and on the sth insfc. he received injuries to his hands while unloading the Baden Powell, and had only recently commenced to work again. There will, probably be a stopwork funeral, in accordance with a resolution passed by the 'New Zealand Watersiders' Federation, to the effect that if any man is killed/while ai work he shall be given a stop-work"funeral.
An inquest will be held in the Magistrate's Court this morning.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10293, 30 May 1919, Page 4
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351FATAL ACCIDENT New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10293, 30 May 1919, Page 4
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