Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1907 — WALKED INTO ELEVATOR SHAFT [ARTICLE]

WALKED INTO ELEVATOR SHAFT

Vernon Hopkins, son'of Carpenter Hopkins, who works at B. 8. Fendig’s poultry plant, opened the door to the elevator at that place, on Wednesday morning, expect? fug the elevator to be on the main floor, and stepped into the open shaft and fell to the bottom, a distance of abont 13 feet. . He sustained’a broken left arm, the radios being snapped oft just above the wrist, a dislocated right wrist* a bad gash over the right eye, two bruised legs and a general shaking np. The elevator had been ran np to the second floor, and Vern had rushed in without looking to see where it was and stepped right into the opening. Fortunately a light pine box sat at the bottom of the shaft and he fell on’it, thus preventing a much more serious accident Immediate surgical aid was given him, and it is! probable he will not be layed up longer than three or four weeks.