Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-10-26 | Page 1 | Utahns Injured in Steam Blast

ahns Injured r Biasi Iran Inn Draper FIELD OcL Oct 26 A pipe pips pipe explosion at the S Smith ith I g plant Tuesday morning I led fed r minor bruises and injuries I e of the 20 women and 12 who ho ho had just started working I e large room where the blast blat erred ed explosion t resulted when a er slug- slug developed at the end I a at t i inch eight line carrying a n Pound steam pressure Elmer brads West Nest Point fireman the explosion and shut offe off M line Hue e only seconds e after it oc- oc This was credi credited ted by plant plan t a u ac preventing any more ton injuries fc 20 women i in n the room were In peeling carrots for i cani can- can with ith the men helping in the t. t The explosion blew a n cast dhow 40 feet across the room broke oke it Into three pieces The J fills tilled lied d with steam immedi and nd some of the injuries rea re- re v a hen len workers fled led blindly the exits One of oC the women collapsed they y reached the open air our f doctors were at the plant g minutes after the explosion t tU as the f Clearfield city y amet amace am- am ace et driven drive n by Clarence Kelly t bd Injured workers were r for r their injuries I and all an lent home for the day ehin tiro Burningham West Vest Point of ot the canning g dePressed deI dent de- de I nt Pressed expressed ed the hope that could be made so the plant reopen n Wednesday eman of f the workers Corkers was wasen wasi A. A Z i Green en Clearfield while Clearfield was in charge men Melvin G G. Gw w Wood od i is manager of the plant