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- Newspaper Obituary - August 23, 1997 Post-Standard - Roger A. Chatterton, 54, of 473 S. Albion Road died Thursday at Oswego Hospital from injuries suffered when he fell at Alcan's Oswego Works. Born in Woodville, he lived in the Pulaski and Sandy Creek area and attended Sandy Creek schools. He moved to Altmar in 1995. He was a carpenter-millwright with the Carpenter's Local 747 in Oswego for 30 years. He was a member of Pulaski Lodge 415 F.& A.M., and a former member of the Mannsville and Sandy Creek fire departments. Surviving are his wife, the former Mary Jane Tousant; three daughters, Teresa Rudd of Clay, Deborah Hilton of Altmar and Doty Chatterton, of Mannsville; two sons, Steven Chatterton, of Pulaski, and Robert Chatterton, of West Winfield; a brother, Keith Chatterton of Lacona; two sisters, Sally "Sarah" Stevens, of Oswego, and Cathy Manwaring, of Fernwood; five grandchildren; and several aunts, uncles, cousins nieces and nephews. A memorial service is 2 p.m. Sunday at the family home, 473 S. Albion Road, Altmar, the Rev. Betsy Mowry of Park Methodist Church, Pulaski, officiating. Burial is private. Contributions may be made to the Children's Funds in care of the Commission of Human Services, P.O. Box 320, Mexico, N.Y. 13114. Arrangements are by Summerville Funeral Home, Sandy Creek.
Newspaper Obituary - August 22, 1997 Post-Standard - ALTMAR MAN DIES AT ALCAN PLANT AN EMPLOYEE WORKING FOR A SUBCONTRACTOR SUFFERS A FATAL FALL. - A 54-year-old Altmar man died at Alcan's Oswego Works after being struck by a piece of machinery, falling some distance and striking a pipe on the way down, according to a deputy coroner. Roger A. Chatterton of South Albion Road, was working for Colonial Rigging, an outside contractor, according to a statement released by Alcan spokeswoman Barbara Manwaring. Colonial Rigging has offices in DeWitt and Baldwinsville. The accident happened at around 10:30 a.m. in the plant's hot mill area, Manwaring said. Chatterton was taken by ambulance to Oswego Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:15 a.m., Deputy Coroner Donald Dodd said. It was not immediately clear how far Chatterton fell, Dodd said. Alcan and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating the accident, officials at both agencies said. But last night neither OSHA nor Manwaring could provide other details surrounding the accident. "Alcan is saddened by the loss of our contracting firm's employee," Alcan Plant Manager Thomas Walpole said in a prepared statement. "We all share the grief of this employee's family." No one else was injured, Manwaring said. An autopsy will be performed today at Oswego Hospital, a nursing supervisor said. Alcan reported the accident within the eight hours required by OSHA, said Joan Cerio, health supervisor for the Syracuse office. Cerio could not say how long it would take for OSHA investigators to finish because each case is taken individually. A preliminary report could be done by next week, she said. Colonial Rigging President David Schedlbauer could not be reached for comment. Alcan, which is located on county Route 1A, produces rolled aluminum products.
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