Man Killed at East Cobb Concrete Plant

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A man working at a concrete plant in East Cobb was killed on Monday afternoon, Cobb County fire officials said.

The man, who has not been identified yet, was working inside a silo at Thomas Concrete at 4650 Canton Highway with a colleague when he lost his footing and fell, according to WSB-TV. The worker was immediately buried by the gravel inside the silo.

Fire officials said that the recovery option took longer than usual due to the challenging weather conditions present in the area on Monday afternoon and evening; the man’s body was not recovered until 9 p.m., the Atlanta Journal-Constitution said.

Investigators with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have already begun examining the accident, a Cobb fire spokesman told the AJC.