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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated May 23, 1962 reads "Arrow points to Jessie Howard, 29, of Los Angeles, San Diego Freeway construction worker who was pinned inside a 32-foot-high cement form for an hour and 15 minutes Tuesday. Howard, an employe (sic) of Peter Kiewit and Sons Construction Co., was using an electric vibrator to pack cement inside the form when an eight-inch pipe used to pour cement snapped, trapping him against the wall of the form, which is used to make columns supporting the freeway south of Victory Blvd. and Haskell Ave. Howard was conscious when removed from the form and was taken to Valley Receiving Hospital in Van Nuys with a possible broken right leg."
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Peter Kiewit Sons' Co.--Employees Men--California--Los Angeles Express highways--California, Southern--Design and construction Construction workers--California--Los Angeles Industrial accidents--California--Los Angeles Rescue work--California--Los Angeles Rescues--California--Los Angeles Elevating platforms--California--Los Angeles Cranes, derricks, etc.--California--Los Angeles Safety hats--California--Los Angeles Interstate 405 (Calif.) Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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