Guard Leon M. Sammons
Michigan Department of Corrections, Michigan
End of Watch Monday, May 7, 1928
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Guard Leon Sammons was crushed to death when a bucket fell from a crane in Onsted, Michigan.
He was supervising a convict work crew from the labor camp at Cambridge Junction. He was overseeing the unloading of crushed rock from a train when crane's bucket detached and fell onto him.
Guard Sammons was survived by his wife, daughter, and parents.
Bio
- Age 48
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Incident Details
- Cause Accidental
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