WATERSIDER HURT
COIXAPSE OF SUNG.
(By Telegraph.—Pwws Association.)
GREYMOUTH, Monday.
When part of a sling of Australian hardwood being unloaded from the steamer Karepo at Greymouth at 4.30 o'clock this afternoon became loose, the whole sling collapsed, and a waterside worker, Mr. John Mclntyre, aged 60, married, with eight children, was struck by three 301b 12ft lengths of hardwood. He suffered serious head and chest injuries and w;is admitted to the Grey Hospital.
The gling had been prepared in the ordinary way, hut a sudden jerk caused three pieces of hardwood to loosen the rest of the sling, which fell over the greater part of the hold. Mr. Mclntyre, who was standing in a wing on the port siuy, was unable to get clear.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 302, 21 December 1937, Page 8
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