Springville Herald | 1929-06-06 | Page 1 | Springville Man Narrowly Escapes Death

SPRINGVILLE MAN NARROWLY ESCAPES DEATH Klmo Averett.' 22, narrowly escaped death Monday noon when he was completely eovoYcd by gravel grav-el which caved on him in a pit near the "Old Mill." He. with a number of men were hauling gravel grav-el for the nr-v Fiist ward chapel. As he finished lunch he went to load his truck. Fellow-workmen near the pit saw the gravel sliding and hurried to the rescue. My the time they got to the- pit the boy was coveVed. According to reports of the men it took several minutes to remove the dirt. Hp was rushed to Dr. George Anderson's hospital where X-ray pictures re- vealed a fracture of the spine. He also suffered severe cuts and bruises about his body.