- Date
- 1958-07-11
- Kind
- Accident
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- economycommunityhealthcare
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The August 1958 Beaver Beacon reports that an unnamed 44-year-old Mr. Taylor died after a July 11 accident at a Beaver Island mill. Wood struck his chest while he was feeding it into a saw; mill workers brought him to town and he died at the Medical Center.
Evidence limits
The source does not give Taylor’s full name, an occupational-safety file, medical record, or death certificate.
Sources
- Reports that Mr. Taylor, age 44 and an operator at the Lawrence McDonough Mill, was fatally struck in the chest by wood while feeding it into the saw on July 11; mill workers carried him to town and he died at the Medical Center. It identifies his Elmira residence, turkey farm, wife, and three children but does not provide his full name, an occupational-safety record, medical record, or death certificate. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1958-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held four-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the fatal accident notice; it does not expand the mill, family, or civil record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1958-08_Beaver-Beacon
Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Lawrence McDonough Mill accident kills Mr. Taylor, 1958”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lawrence-mill-taylor-fatal-accident-1958/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1958, “OUR SYMPATHY.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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