HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1992-07-15, Page 15THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15 , 1992. PAGE 15.
Man survives attack by ‘docile’ 2186 lb. bull
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coveralls and leather coat had been
tom off.
Removing his shirt, Mr. Semple
displays graphic evidence of his
accident. His arms required 14 ten
don transfers. After nine weeks in
the hospital his left arm was about
one inch thick with a hole in it that
he had to bum to cauterize. A scar
on his back marks the place from
which muscle was taken to use in
his arm. In addition he bears marks
where his leather coat tore the skin
from his body. His right elbow was
dislocated. In all he has undergone
12 operations including skin grafts
from his calf and head, but is fortu
nate to have almost equal strength
back in both arms.
"I'm sorry to say I still take
chances. I lost once at gambling
and it was a mistake," he said
adding that the brief time it would
have taken to shut off the PTO
would have been worth it. "Ten
seconds can take a long time from
which to recover."
Mr. Semple stressed as well the
importance of not wearing new
clothing. "Leather doesn't tear too
well. I should never have had new
coveralls on either. I know guys
who have been caught and their
coveralls rip right off. They just
walked away. New clothes won't
tear."
Attacked by bull
It was 10 years ago that Brussels-
area farmer Harold Bragg was
attacked by a 2186-pound Holstein
bull. Mr. Bragg said that the three-
year-old bull had been raised from
a calf and was trained to come in
from the fields with the cows.
On this particular morning how
ever, it was misty and when Mr.
Bragg called to the cattle, two
heifers and the bull lagged behind.
He went to get them, but when they
realized they were the only ones
left in they field they came running.
"When the bull got about 20 feet
from me, it suddenly noticed there
was something in front of him."
The bull, which had never dis
played any temperamental
behaviour before, stopped short,
then charged Mr. Bragg knocking
HPRCSSB appoints teachers
The Huron-Perth County Roman
Catholic Separate School Board
held its general board meeting on
June 22.
The following teacher appoint
ments were made effective Septem
ber 1: Danielle Drouin, Elizabeth
Shchoonderwoerd, Laurie Ann
Dogerty-Donnelly, Janet Pettus,
Joanne Layton, Gwen Hugill, and
Randy Schumacher.
George Van Slyck was seconded
to St. Michael Secondary School
for a period of up to three years
effective September 1.
Maureen Sabin was appointed to
the position of Vice-Principal for a
three year term effective Sept 1.
The board appointed Jim Gaylor
and Theresa Bildstein to the posi
tion of Department Head effective
Sept 1.
The board approved the partici
pation of Camilla and Angelo
Ippolito in a deferred salary leave
plan effective Sept 1. The actual
leaves from teaching duties were
granted from Sept 1, 1997 to Aug
31, 1998.
Mary Helen Van Loon has been
appointed to the part-time secretari
al position at St. Patrick's School,
Dublin, with duties to commence
Sept 1.
Permission was granted to Our
Lady of Mount Carmel Youth
Group to use the school washrooms
and playing field for a softball tour
nament on Aug 8-9.
The removal of playground
equipment was approved for the
C.P.T.A. at Sacred Heart School,
Wingham during July and August.
Two sand boxes are to be built pro
vided the full cost of the supply and
installment is paid for by the
C.P.T.A.
The C.P.T.A. at St. Columban
School was given approval to
install playground equipment on
the school site in accordance with
the site plan provided.
Two pilot schools will be identi
fied for in-service during the 1992-
93 school year for the establish
ment of local school advisory coun
cils based on the draft "Plan for the
Empowerment of the School Com
munity."
A change of the school day at St.
Michael Secondary School, Strat
ford for senior level physical edu
cation classes will be effective Sept
8, 1992 to June 16, 1993 from 7:45
am to 3:11 pm subject to approval
of the request by the Minister of
Education.
The board approved the appoint
ment of Paragon Engineering to
prepare a preliminary study of
energy conservation projects within
the system which would qualify for
assistance under Ontario Hydro's
demand management programs. -
The following tenders were
approved: McNab Bus Sales Ltd,
Fisco Steel, and Rockwell Form
mg. Administration was given
authorization to approve the award
of the tenders for Parts "A", "B"
and "C" which close during the
months of July and August, subject
to formal approval by the board at
the first available meeting.
The low bid for the replacement
of the 1985 handicapped van was
accepted.
A letter of congratulation will be
sent to Anrie Marie Nicholson and
Rob Widdup for a job well done
concerning the report of Assess
ment Officer and the report of
Manager of Accounting Service.
Gaylene Hagarty is also congrat
ulated by the board with respect to
her excellent presentation at the
Bruce County Board on roles and
responsibilities of teacher assis
tants.
At the HPCRSS board's special
board meeting on June 29, the
board accepted the resignation of
Sharon Maloney, custodian, effec
tive Sept 13.
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ticket she bought thinking he might be lucky. He won third.
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him down.
Mr. Bragg shouted io his daugh
ter, who had come from around the
bam to bring a rail, which she used
to strike the bull but it knocked her
to the ground. Mr. Bragg said he
picked up the rail, hitting the bull
about 12 limes before it pushed
him down again.
He grabbed the chain from
around the bull’s neck forcing its
head between his arm and body,
and wrapped his foot under the
brisket. The bntt continued to push
Mr. Bragg along the ground like a
bulldozer toward the gateway. Mr.
Bragg eventually lost conscious
ness. "When I opened my eyes he
was heading toward the bam as if
nothing had happened.
The only clothing left on Mr.
Bragg was his underwear, one sock
and a piece of material.
His daughter and wife drove him
to the hospital in Listowel where he
was treated for seven broken ribs
and a punctured lung. When asked
about the bull, Mr. Bragg respond
ed, "I went that way to Listowel
and he went the other way to the
Brussels sales bam."
Mr. Bragg said that no matter
how docile a bull is, farmers must
be careful. "I was fortunate it was
open ground when he hit me. I have
heard of many farmers who were
pinned against a bam wall or pen."
Mr. Bragg said that if farmers
choose to raise the bull themselves
to improve herd quality as he did,
they need to be wary. "I was told
after the accident that as the quality
of the animal increases the temper
ament goes the other way.
Mr. Bragg who switched from-
dairy to beef a few years ago sug
gested that farmers carry a staff in
their hand when approaching a bull.
"If he sees something in your hand
he'll think twice. All this bull saw
was a shadow standing in front of
him." Also, once a bull is past the
age of one and a half or two you
should never let them run loose in
the pasture, he said. "They are pro
tective of the cows. Make sure they
are aware that you are there and
don't take them by surprise. This
bull had never had a mean bone in
his body."
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