Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1909 — WORKMEN HURT AT ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGER [ARTICLE]

WORKMEN HURT AT ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGER

Falling Joist Breaks One Man’s Leg and Two Others Injured by Scaffold Giving Way. John Gingrlsh, the carpenter contractor for the new church at St. Joseph’s College, was struck on tho left leg Friday evening at about five o’clock by a falling suffered quite severe injdAes. He suffered what is termed a Potts fracture of the left leg, the larger bone being dislocated at the ankle and the hone having been crushed considerably, while the smaller bone was fractured in two places. He was given prompt surgical attention and as he was not injured otherwise than oh this limb he will probably get along without serious consequences. This Saturday morning a scaffold on which brick masons were working gave way and let two of the workmen fall a distance of about 15 feet One of them escaped with hut slight injuries but the other was hit by the falling brick and was considerably, bruised up, although not seriously Injured, it is thought.