CIRCULAR SAW FATALITY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21467, 15 April 1933, Page 8

CIRCULAR SAW FATALITY

TINE LOO IfEBOUNDS MAN STRUCK AND KILLED FORMER THAMES MILL OWNER [BY TELECiEATII — OWN CORRESPONDENT] , THAMES, Friday A distressing fatality occurred yesterday afternoon, when Mr. Harold H. Hoyle, a married man with five children, was killed at his sawmill in Hanks Street. He was feeding a log of pin us in sign is to a circular saw when the log jumped hack at him, striking him in the face. Death occurred almost instantly. Mr. Hoyle at one time had a largo mill at Shortland, and had owned mills at Omahu. Ho had only recently set up his machinery on a vacant section to make boxes for a local fishing company. He leaves a widow, two married daughters, one single daughter and two sons, one of whom lives at Mount Isa, Queensland. At an inquest held to-day evidence was given by Mr. E. A. Clarke that he was assisting Mr. Hoyle to cut heavy timber at his mill at Parawai. A 12in. log was being broken down and the last piece, measuring Oft. by 4ft., fell on tho revolving saw. It was thrown into the air and struck Mr. Hoyle's face, killing him instantly. So great was the velocity of the timber that it dug a hole in the ground after striking Mr. Hoyle. Medical evidence showed that Mr. Hoyle's injuries consisted of a fracture of tho skull and broken jaw bones. The coroner, Mr. W. Bongard, returned a verdict of accidental death.