V. Charles Lawrence |
| Posted 2008-03-11 by Sharon |
| Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ April 6, 1956, p. 10 Worker Killed By 38-Ton Bulldozer Details of the tragic accident which claimed the life of a man, working on the Highway 93 construction job 12 miles northwest of Congress a week ago Wednesday, were revealed this week by Highway Patrolman Bill Hanger, who assisted in the investigation. The dead man, V. Charles Lawrence, age 46, of Glendale, was eating his lunch in the shade of a 30-ton piece of earth moving equipment when it was accidentally backed up, crushing him to death. According to Patrolman Hanger, Johnnie Iben, head of the Johnnie Iben Construction Co. of Phoenix, which has the road job, was at the controls of the machine when the accident occurred. He was overcome by grief and nervousness and was taken to Prescott for treatment. Mr. Lawrence had been his employee 13 years and they were close friends. Mr. Iben was driving a road blade when he came upon the 30-ton bulldozer, in which the diesel motor had been left running, the patrolman said. Desiring to move the latter machine so he could get by, and having observed what he thought was the entire crew of workers eating their lunch alongside the construction job, Mr. Iben stopped his blade and climbed into the bulldozer to back it up. It never occurred to him that Lawrence was not eating his lunch with the other workers. A coroner's inquest, called by Justice of the Peace Jerold Kolar of Yarnell, ruled that the death was accidental. Funeral services for Mr. Lawrence were held Monday in Glendale. He is survived by his widow and six sons. See Also: Find a Grave |
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