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Rodney Burnett

Also Rodney Burnett

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TypePerson
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Person
Active
fl. 1959
Member of
Ace Tree Company
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Rodney Burnett of Fife Lake, working for Ace Tree Company, suffered a serious chainsaw cut to his calf while cutting trees for a right-of-way project at the south end of Beaver Island in December 1959. The notice says fifteen sutures were required.

Evidence and limits

The newspaper supplies no employer, medical, right-of-way, or exact-date record.

Sources

  1. Identifies Rodney Burnett of Fife Lake as working for Ace Tree Company of South Milford, Indiana, and reports a serious chainsaw cut to his calf while cutting trees at the south end of Beaver Island for a right of way; fifteen sutures were required. The work is said to be for the REA. It supplies no employer record, medical record, or exact injury date.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1960-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1960-01_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Rodney Burnett”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/rodney-burnett/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1960, hospital and injury notices. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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