SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 12, 19 May 1913, Page 5

SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

MAN’S SKULL FRACTURED.

A distressing accident occurred at the York Road Creamery, Midhirst, on Saturday morning, when John Dunderson, acting-creamery manager, aged 24 years, received a fractured skull as the result of becoming entangled in the machinery. There were no spectators of the accident, and as the victim, who is in an extremely critical condition at the hospital, is not yet in a state to give an account of the accident, the actual particulars are not available. From what can be gathered, however, it seems that about eight o’clock, when a few suppliers were at the factory, some of them heard a cry at the back, and at the same time noticed the machinery belting was jerking. Rushing round, they found Dunderson entangled in the water wheel which supplies the motive power for the creamery. Dr. Steven was telephoned for as soon as possible, and, after administering first aid to the patient, brought him to the hospital in his motor car. Dunderson, on the day of the accident, was acting as substitute to Mr Christiansen, manager of the factory, who was taking a day off.