Obituaries: Henderson Wilson, 1942, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From:  May 1, 1942 Winnfield News-American

Negro Fatally Injured Wednesday By Empty Log Cars

Henderson Wilson, Falls Underneath Moving Cars; Severs Arms

Henderson Wilson, Negro employee of the Mansfield Hardwood Lumber Company, was
fatally injured Wednesday afternoon, when he accidentally fell under the log
train in the mill log yard.

Wilson, who was assisting in switching empty log cars, attempted to cross the
track on which a car had been switched and in some way fell on the track and
five cars passed over him severing both arms.

He was brought to the Fittz-Faith Clinic where the arms were amputated, but
within a few hours he died from the shock and loss of blood.

Wilson had been in the employ of the company for more than a year, it is
understood.