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Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald
Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, North Carolina
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J. E. Crumpler, a power line employee on an REA project near Littleton, was seriously injured yesterday afternoon when a 35-foot utility pole broke, causing him to fall and land on his head. He was taken to Roanoke Rapids Hospital with neck and back injuries; his condition remains serious.
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Littleton. -- J. E. Crumpler power line employee on a Rural Electrification Administration project near here, was seriously injured yesterday afternoon when a pole on which he was working broke and he fell to the ground.
He was taken to the Roanoke Rapids Hospital immediately. and authorities there said today he is suffering from serious injuries to his neck and back.
According to fellow employees who took him to the hospital Crumpler was working at the top of a 35-foot light pole which broke near the top and he fell to the ground, landing directly on his head.
Crumpler, whose home address is route four Fayetteville, had only been employed on the REA job here for two days when the accident occurred.
At the hospital it was said the extent of his injuries have not been fully determined, however authorities said his condition is still considered serious.
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Primary Location
Littleton
Event Date
Yesterday Afternoon
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suffering from serious injuries to his neck and back; condition is still considered serious
Event Details
J. E. Crumpler was working at the top of a 35-foot light pole on a Rural Electrification Administration project near Littleton when the pole broke near the top and he fell to the ground, landing directly on his head. He was taken to the Roanoke Rapids Hospital immediately.