A PLASTERER'S DEATH.
RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT.
1 ,'. 1 An inquest ' was •: held by Mr. 'IW.';', R. McKean, 5.M.,; yesterdayconcerning;• the •, death of Harold William Keyes, a married § plasterer, ; who fell i from. a scaffolding.« on ; a building at' Otorohanga f la&V; August, and; died at . the . Auckland Hospital on February L ; .' Evidence was - given' that deceased fell , from a scaffold on .which he was • working - and struck ~ his : back on an c iron barrow, - which was standing on the ground below. v He was transferred from ; Hamilton to ; the |i| Auckland ; Hospital •' in September, sufferingf& from psralysi* of both legs and Part of - the body. ; ; His spine was fractoreu. The ; medical v evidence showed ■; that the .'cause -"■ of death was uraemia, ' and . pneumonia, ' • following upon the fracture of the spine. A verdict was f returned: in accordance with i tho medical testimony.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19230224.2.156
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18333, 24 February 1923, Page 11
Word Count
143A PLASTERER'S DEATH. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18333, 24 February 1923, Page 11
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in