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<span style="color:#006400">'''LUCERO, Andy'''</span> and his wife Christina managed Scorpion Ranch. (Francis Gherini) | <span style="color:#006400">'''LUCERO, Andy'''</span> (1911-1999) and his wife Christina managed Scorpion Ranch from 1965-1973. After Lucero sustained a serious injury on the ranch, his worker, David Petersen took over and lived at Scorpion Ranch with his wife Gayle for one and a half years. (Francis Gherini) | ||
“ Injuries even happened to experienced ranch hands like Andy Lucero (1911–1999). Lucero, who worked on the Gherini Ranch from 1965–1973, suffered several injuries over the years. On 16 March 1968 the log shows “Andy reports injuring himself.” On September 15th the logs note that Andy injured his collarbone and needed medical treatment at the mainland. In April of 1969 he sprained his back while repairing a washed out road, and in October 1969 he suffered vesicular dermatitis after being exposed to gas, oil, and animals, as well as cooking and dishwashing residue. His most serious injury occurred on 1 February 1970 when he was thrown by a horse and cut his face and fractured both wrists. Both Francis and Pier Gherini were on the island at the time and Francis immediately flew Andy to Oxnard, California where he was admitted to Saint John’s Hospital and eventually recovered.” [Gherini, John ''Radio Santa Cruz: A Glimpse of Island Ranch Life from 1951 to 1984'' (2005)] | |||
Latest revision as of 02:21, 18 August 2019
LUCERO, Andy (1911-1999) and his wife Christina managed Scorpion Ranch from 1965-1973. After Lucero sustained a serious injury on the ranch, his worker, David Petersen took over and lived at Scorpion Ranch with his wife Gayle for one and a half years. (Francis Gherini)
“ Injuries even happened to experienced ranch hands like Andy Lucero (1911–1999). Lucero, who worked on the Gherini Ranch from 1965–1973, suffered several injuries over the years. On 16 March 1968 the log shows “Andy reports injuring himself.” On September 15th the logs note that Andy injured his collarbone and needed medical treatment at the mainland. In April of 1969 he sprained his back while repairing a washed out road, and in October 1969 he suffered vesicular dermatitis after being exposed to gas, oil, and animals, as well as cooking and dishwashing residue. His most serious injury occurred on 1 February 1970 when he was thrown by a horse and cut his face and fractured both wrists. Both Francis and Pier Gherini were on the island at the time and Francis immediately flew Andy to Oxnard, California where he was admitted to Saint John’s Hospital and eventually recovered.” [Gherini, John Radio Santa Cruz: A Glimpse of Island Ranch Life from 1951 to 1984 (2005)]
