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- [S1993] Newspapers.com: Potter Journal Leader Enterprise-, 1954-03-25. Dr Geo Mosch, on the scene of flood control death & Pres of Medical Society ousting Dr. Kazmiersky 25 Mar 1954, Thu • p1.
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Dr Geo Mosch, on the scene of flood control death & Pres of Medical Society ousting Dr. Kazmiersky
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The Potter Enterprise
Coudersport, Pennsylvania
25 Mar 1954, Thu • Page 1
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COUDERSPORT, PENNA., THURSDAY, MAR. 25, 1954
Workman on Flood Project Killed Almost Instantly
Heavy Steel Yoke Crushed Chest of Franklin, Pa. Man At H. T. Osburn Co. Yards On Bank Street Thursday Afternoon.
An employe of the H. T. Osburn Co., flood control project contractor, was almost instantly killed about 2:45 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the company's yard on Bank St.
The victim was Harry Thompson, 36 or 37, of Franklin, Pa. Death was ascribed to a crushed chest.
A truck driver, Mr. Thompson was operating a payloader an earth moving device. He was attempting to move an "A" frame on a bulldozer a yoke of steel weighing about 3,000 pounds which had been repaired.
The heavy steel yoke, attached to the arms of the payloader by a chain, had been hoisted into the air. The chain holding it snapped when the operator lowered the bucket of the payloader in trying to maneuver the equipment forward out of a mudhole.
The "A" frame slid down the arms of the payloader and struck the operator in the chest, crushing him against the back of the seat.
Robert Engelman, also of Franklin, Osburn superintendent, called for a physician and ambulance.
Dr. George Mosch and an ambulance from the Grabe Funeral Home were on the scene within five minutes. The physician said Mr. Thompson died shortly after he arrived.
Chester and Stanley Petrosewitz, of Coudersport, and Edward Bruno, of Cochranton, fellow workers, were standing nearby and witnessed the accident.
They said Mr. Thompson raised his arms as the heavy steel yoke hurtled toward him. His body was bent backward over the seat by the weight.
"Had he moved his head forward," said Chester Petrosewitz, "he would not have been scratched. The "A": frame would have ridden over him on the arms of the payloader."
Mr. Engleman, working in another part of the yard, did not witness the accident.
The body was removed to Grabe's. It was taken to Franklin Thursday night for burial.
Coroner Earl A. Brown issued a certificate of accidental death.
Mr. Engelman said Mr. Thompson was married but had no children. His wife is suffering from a heart condition, the superintendent said.
It was the first major accident involving an Osburn worker since the flood control project was started a year ago. The company is getting ready to resume work on the project.
Mr. Engelman said it was the first fatal accident on a job under his supervision. "It was a terrible thing," said Mr. Engelman. "Harry was a top workman with us."
Local Surgeon Ousted
Dr. Robert H. Kazmierski has been expelled from the Potter County Medical Society, State Medical Society and the American Medical Association.
A statement has been issued by the Potter County Medical Society over the signature of Dr. George C. Mosch, of Coudersport, the president. The statement follows:
"The following news release has been prepared by the Potter County Medical Society in response to a request by a local newspaper (The Potter Enterprise Ed.) for information:
"On June 17, 1953, the Censors of the Potter County Medical Society unanimously recommended that Robert H- Kazmierski, M. D., Coudersport, Pennsylvania, be expelled from the County Medical Society on the basis of specific charges brought against him in writing on May 22, 1953, covering actions over a period of several years.
"On July 17, 1953, all members of the Potter County Medical Society present at the meeting unanimously voted to expel Dr. Kazmierski from the local society. Dr. Kazmierski appealed this decision to the Board of Censors of the Seventh Councilor District of the Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania (this Board is composed of a representative censor from each of the seven societies in the district) at a meeting in Williamsport on March 7, 1954. Charles L. Youngman, M. D., Williamsport. Pennsylvania, the District Councilor and a Trustee of the State Medical Society, presided at the meeting. After hearing the charges presented by the Potter County Medical Society and Dr. Kazmierski's defense against these charges, the Board of Censors unanimously upheld the County Society in its action of expelling Dr. Kazmierski. This expulsion automatically makes him ineligible for continued membership in the Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania and in the American Medical Association.
"However, we wish to make it clear to the public that this action in itself does not affect Dr. Kazmierski's right to practice medicine. Dr. Kazmierski has the further right to appeal to the Board of Trustees and Councilors of the State Medical Society, which is the highest authority in the State."
Announce Arrival Of A Daughter
Mr. and Mrs. William Hughes are the proud parents of a daughter born on St. Patrick's Day at the Port Allegany hospital. She weighed six pounds, 14 ounces. The little one will answed to the name Patti Ann.
Mother and baby will return home from the hospital today.
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