William McKinney Injured at Construction Site, September 1920

Falling from the first story to the basement of the exposition building here after sliding down a rafter from the second, William McKinney, foreman of the form gang, was painfully injured Friday. A physician was summoned immediately and a close examination showed that several bones had been broken in his hand and his arm badly lacerated. The accident occurred when Mr. McKinney was being raised to one of the rafters while the other rested on the floor of the first story. Having decided to get off the planksm he slid to the oower end, when the rope which was holding the upper end came untied, thus causing the rafter to fall to the floor. The fall of the rafter broke a hole in some planks through which Mr. McKinney fell to the basement. (From the front page of The Review, High Point, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 30, 1920)