SERIOUS ACCIDENT. – On Tuesday afternoon an accident, involving some severe injuries, occurred to a man named David ROBERTS, a groom in the employ of Capt. Damer, of Came. He was proceeding along the Back South-street, on his way to the shoeing smith’s, mounted on a spirited horse, when the animal reared, and the stirrup strap breaking at the same time, the rider was thrown with considerable violence to the ground, the horse trampling upon him. He was immediately conveyed, in a state of insensibility, to the hospital, where he was promptly attended to by Mr. Tapp and the house surgeon, when it was found that the man had sustained a fracture of the skull on the left brow, and also a flesh wound on the same side, grazing the skull and baring the bone to the extent of half an inch. He now lies in a very precarious state. [Dorset County Chronicle 29/01/1857 p. 6]

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ACCIDENT ON THE RAILWAY.–George WHITTAKER, a navvy engaged on the railway between this place [Bridport] and Maiden Newton, on Wednesday last sustained a compound communated fracture of the right leg by falling underneath the ballast waggons he was attending. He was conveyed to the Dorset County Hospital, and it was at one time thought amputation would have to be resorted to, but on our last inquiries he was going on favourably. [Dorset County Chronicle 14/05/1857 p8].

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FATAL ACCIDENT.–An accident, which terminated fatally, happened on a branch line of the railway now in course of construction near Maden [sic] Newton, in Dorsetshire. John WHITTAKER (who is a native of Brompton, near Northallerton, Yorkshire) was engaged driving a ballast waggon on the above line, and while doing so the coupling chain broke and he jumped off the train, and fell. Before he could recover himself and gain his feet, an engine which was passing at the time, run over his leg and broke it in two places. The unfortunate individual was taken to the Dorset Infirmary, and amputation was found necessary. The unfortunate man lingered from the 7th of May, when the accident took place, until the 2nd, when he died. Deceased was a steady, industrious man, and very much respected by his fellow-workmen, great numbers of whom attended his interment at Maden Newton. At the conclusion of the funeral ceremony, the clergyman delivered an appropriate address to the numerous company that had assembled to pay their last respects to the memory of the deceased.[York Herald 20/06/1857 p8].

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ACCIDENTS. … During the same evening, a carter, named NORMAN, employed by Mr. Lipscombe, carrier, &c., was riding on the shaft of a cart, along Bell Street, when the horse started and threw him on his head, severely cutting his nose and mouth. He was conveyed to the Hospital, and is progressing favourably. [Extract: Dorset County Chronicle 25/06/1857 p3].

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ACCIDENTS.–On Wednesday, William LOVERIDGE, labourer, of this place, fell from the top of a waggon of furze, and broke his collar bone. He was as soon as possible conveyed to the Dorset County Hospital, and on our last inquiries was progressing favourably.–On Friday, a boy named William BUTTERS, was letting off fireworks, and finding that a squib would not ignite he applied a little gunpowder to it, but in doing so that in his hand fired, and so severely injured his fingers, that on being taken to the County Hospital it was found necessary to amputate one of the smaller fingers. [Dorset County Chronicle 09/07/1857 p5].

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ACCIDENT. – On Tuesday afternoon last, Thomas BULLOCK, of Fordington, who was employed by Mr. John Galpin, ironfounder, &c., was received into the County Hospital with a compound fracture of the leg. It appears that he was driving, and when near Winterborne Lodge, the reins got under the horse’s tail, upon which the animal became restiff, and kicked Bullock on the leg. [Dorset County Chronicle 16/07/1857 p. 5]. [This appears to be Thomas PULHAM – see entry 3968 in the in-patient register NG/HH/DO[C]/5/2/1].

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ACCIDENT WITH A THRASHING MACHINE.–As a boy named George DAY was passing over a thrashing machine in operation at Fordington, his clothes became entangled with the machinery, and his leg was broken. He was taken to the County Hospital, where the injured limb was set, and he is now progressing favourably. [Southern Times & Dorset County Herald 19/09/1857 p3].

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SERIOUS ACCIDENT.–A youth named George HINE met with an accident at Stanton’s cloth factory on Saturday last, by which his left arm was so dreadfully mutilated that, although he has received the most skilful attention at the Dorset County Hospital, it is doubtful whether amputation will not have to be resorted to. [Dorset County Chronicle 03/12/1857 p3].

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ACCIDENT.–On Monday evening Edward BROWN, carter to Mr. Fookes, miller, of Bradford, was passing the Great Western Railway Station with an empty waggon and two horses, when the animals took fright and ran away at a furious rate. Brown tried all he could to stop them, but was thrown down, sustaining a cut on the right thigh, the left also being severely bruised. The horses continued their career through the town, but were stopped without doing any further injury, except upsetting an empty cart which had been placed by the side of the road at the bottom of Durngate-street. Brown was conveyed to the County Hospital, where he received every attention, and is now progressing favourably. [Dorset County Chronicle 31/12/1857 p4].