Landfill Employee's Death In Shredder Appears Accidental

HUDSON, FL – Pasco County Sheriff’s deputies are continuing to investigate the gruesome death of a 46-year-old employee at a privately owned landfill in Hudson.

Shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday, March 3, deputies were called to Coastal Landfill Disposal at 11416 Houston Ave., Hudson, by employees who told deputies that a co-worker went to clear a jammed trash-shredding machine. After he repaired the machine, he called out to his co-workers to re-start it.

A couple of hours went by before the employees realized they hadn’t seen their co-worker since he left to repair the machine. They began searching through the shredded debris that had been deposited in the landfill and discovered his remains.

The investigation is continuing but law enforcement officials and representative of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration believe the employee’s death was an accident. His name has not been released.

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