Accidents

Cortland, NY Fall from Chimney, Jun 1927

MAN FALLS FROM TOP OF CHIMNEY; IS KILLED  read more »

Great Falls, MT Lights Match While Looking for Gas Leak, Dec 1949

Man Looking for Gas Leak Finds It by Lighting Match; Fire Extinguished.

Great Falls, Dec. 30--(AP)--It finally happened.  read more »

Dundee, WI (near) Butane Stove Explosion, July 1963

3 KILLED IN BLAST AT CAMP.  read more »

Dixon, IL Fell from Trapeze, Aug 1955

Woman Aerialist Badly Hurt In Fall  read more »

Cape Kennedy, FL Astronaut Tragedy, Jan 1967

Cape Canaveral FLA Apollo 1 Crew Killed.jpg Cape Canaveral FLA Apollo 1 memorial placque.jpg

THREE ASTRONAUTS KILLED -- BOARD WILL PROBE CAUSE OF TRAGEDY.  read more »

Cape Canaveral, FL Missile Explosion, June 1960

CAPE CANAVERAL REPORTS 1ST FATALITY IN TEN YEARS.  read more »

Borger, TX Ball Player Injured in Dugout, Aug 1949

Borger Ball Player Fractures Skull

Edward Carnell, Borger baseball player, was reported in a "fair" condition today at noon at Hendrick Memorial Hospital.  read more »

Lufkin, TX Brothers Smothered at Concrete Plant, May 1972

Brothers Smothered

LUFKIN, Tex. (AP)--Sand collapsed around two brothers in a huge container at a ready-mix concrete plant late Tuesday and both smothered, authorities reported.  read more »

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