Crime & Safety
Man Killed In Accident At Recycling Center In Berlin: Police
The industrial accident claimed the life Tuesday of a 66-year-old employee, Berlin police said.
BERLIN, CT — A 66-year-old male employee at a local recycling facility was killed Tuesday afternoon in an accident at work, Berlin police reported.
According to the Berlin Police Department, at 12:57 p.m. Tuesday, police and emergency responders were called to a report of an industrial accident at CWPM, 415 Christian Lane, Berlin.
Police said the report was about an accident involving a payloader and a person possibly trapped underneath.
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"Upon arrival, we determined a large industrial payloader had struck and seriously injured a worker at the facility," wrote BPD Deputy Chief Drew Gallupe in a news release Tuesday afternoon.
Police said officers and emergency responders with the Berlin Volunteer Fire Department administered life-saving efforts, but the victim was pronounced dead shortly after being transported to The Hospital of Central CT in New Britain.
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The Berlin Police Department will be investigating this accident, assisted by Midstate Accident Reconstruction Squad.
OSHA was also contacted to respond and assist with the investigation.
The victim was a 66-year-old employee of CWPM whose identity is not being released pending notification of family.
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