LABOURER KILLED.
CITY BUILDING ACCIDENT.
BUCKET FALLS SEVENTY FEET.
As the result of a backet- cf hot bitumen falling on his back when he was working on a new brnlding in Wc!leslev Street East on Saturday morniEg, ai labourer, Mr. James O'Suilivan, aged 46, received injuries from which he died ia the Auckland Hospital in the evening. The accident occurred about half-past nine, when the handle of the backe», which had been hoisted to a height Oi about 70ft. became detached and the bucket and contents fell. Mr. 0 fcullivan was moving debris underneath, and he was struck a glancing blow in tba smairof the back. The bitumen did noi spread over him and at first it appeare hi-s injuries were not- serious. Mr. O'Snllivan leaves a tfife and * daughter, aged eight. He resided at 2d, Arthur Street, Ponsonby. Hfefjad commenced work on the building, which is being constructed for Smith and Caughey, Limited, only that morning.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19290204.2.35
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20171, 4 February 1929, Page 8
Word Count
157LABOURER KILLED. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20171, 4 February 1929, Page 8
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