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Domestic News August 18, 1870

The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer

Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia

What is this article about?

Employee Dominic at Washington Mills narrowly escaped death when his tongs slipped, throwing him into a pit with a rapidly revolving shaft, but was pulled out by a fellow worker.

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NARROW ESCAPE.—An employe at Washington Mills, named Dominic, had a narrow escape from being crushed to death yesterday morning. He was engaged in the rolling department, and at the time was passing iron through the rolls. Having seized a mass of red hot iron with his tongs, while attempting to manipulate it they unexpectedly let go their grip, throwing Dominic into a pit just in the rear, in which a large shaft was revolving quite rapidly. One of his fellow workmen, seeing and realizing the danger to which his companion was exposed, took hold of him and dragged him from his perilous position. The escape from a horrible death was a narrow one, as a moment later the man would have been caught perhaps, and wound around the shaft with a force well nigh irresistible. We were told by one who witnessed it, that a thrill of horror ran through those who were present and cognizant of the position occupied by Dominic while in the pit.

What sub-type of article is it?

Accident

What keywords are associated?

Narrow Escape Workplace Accident Washington Mills Rolling Department Revolving Shaft

What entities or persons were involved?

Dominic

Where did it happen?

Washington Mills

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Washington Mills

Event Date

Yesterday Morning

Key Persons

Dominic

Outcome

narrow escape from death; no injuries reported

Event Details

Dominic, an employee in the rolling department at Washington Mills, seized a mass of red hot iron with tongs while passing it through the rolls. The tongs let go, throwing him into a pit with a rapidly revolving shaft. A fellow workman pulled him out, saving him from being caught and wound around the shaft.

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