MILL ACCIDENT
MR. WALTER, STEELE Sl BY FLYING L0G HOOK SERIOUS HEAD INJU1 A very serious accidentl Walter Steele at his Mamata yesterday morning. He was the head by a flying hook veyed to the King Street Ht a serious condition. It appears that about 7.3! was standing by watching j hauler*pull logs into positic: day's work when suddenly [ pin came out releasing a hook .from a log. Hurtling the air this hook struck Mr. violent blow on the head. picked up unconscious in#' blood and hop»es of his lifs first despaired of. Howeve S. Wallis iand the amhulat soon upon the §cene and ti i man was conveyed with .all j the King Street Hospital f necessary surgical attenfc given. It seems parficularly W Mr. Steele should have nw serious accident . yesterday j he had just completed the of a new mill engine and j assemhling the logs to j try out for the day. J On the other hand, cons'j fact that the flying hook rj up chains away after strj Steele, it is really reniafi he was not killed instantlyA midnight bulletin fi'oC| pital gave his condition asl ous. i
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 392, 29 November 1932, Page 4
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193MILL ACCIDENT Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 392, 29 November 1932, Page 4
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