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Emergency workers bring injured crane operator Joseph Dowdall, 31, out of the elevator for transfer to hospital
Emergency workers bring injured crane operator Joseph Dowdall, 31, out of the elevator for transfer to hospital

Emergency workers bring injured crane operator Joseph Dowdall, 31, out of the elevator for transfer to hospital

Date8/29/1987
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  • Emergency workers bring injured crane operator Joseph Dowdall; 31; out of the elevator for transfer to hospital.
  • Emergency workers bring injured crane operator Joseph Dowdall, 31, out of the elevator for transfer to hospital
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Original Toronto Star caption: Emergency workers bring injured crane operator Joseph Dowdall; 31; out of the elevator for transfer to hospital.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Adjusting: Above, former crane operator Joe Dowdall, 33, was injured in a runaway elevator accident at the Scotia Plaza construction site in August, 1987
Adjusting: Above, former crane operator Joe Dowdall, 33, was injured in a runaway elevator accident at the Scotia Plaza construction site in August, 1987
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