Steven Bednas, 19, Ottawa, Ontario
Although Steven had finished his job of setting up a computer system, he stayed late to show a new employee how to crush cardboard boxes in a large shredding machine. When the machine jammed,
Steven climbed up to kick the boxes down. The machine started up again and Steven was caught in it. The other employee did not know how to turn it off. Steven was trapped in the machine for two hours before his legs were amputated below the knee, to release him. He lived for four months in a semi-coma before dying on February 23, 1984. Steven was very neat and methodical and had a special talent for solving complex puzzles such as the Rubic cube. Steven was a kind, gentle, generous and caring son. |
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19 years old
Killed in a
shredding machine
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