FALL OF FORTY FEET.
WORKMAN GRAVELY HURT.
FIRST DAY BACK AT WORK
[BY TELEGRAM.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
OAMARU. Thursday,
While working at. the Waitaki hydro-electric-power works yesterday afternoon Mr. George Hesselyn, a middle-aged man, fell 40ft. from scaffolding and sustained grave injuries, including compound fractures of both legs and one arm, as well as internal injury. Ho was removed (o the Oamaru Hospital, where his condition is still regarded as dangerous. Mr. Hesselyn, who lives at Oamaru, had returned to work only yesterday morning after several weeks' enforced idleness through an injury to his back caused by a similar fall.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19310619.2.56
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20903, 19 June 1931, Page 10
Word Count
98FALL OF FORTY FEET. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20903, 19 June 1931, Page 10
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