UPDATE: Man Pulled Into Rock-Crusher, Dies at Plant

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UPDATED at 5:15 p.m.

A worker was killed at a Clinton asphalt recycling plant when he was pulled into a rock-crushing machine, Prince George’s County officials said.

The accident was reported about 10 a.m. Monday in the 5400 block of Kirby Road, according to Mark Brady, spokesman for the county fire department.

Maryland Occupational Safety & Health Administration officials went to the accident scene Monday morning, Brady said.

The Prince George’s County Police Department said Monday afternoon that the unidentified victim was an employee at Aggregate Industries. Rescuers arrived at the plant to find the man suffering from trauma to the body. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Investigators say the employee was working on or near a rock crusher when his harness became tangled in a conveyor belt and he was pulled into the machine. This appears to be an accident, police say.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit at 301-772-4925. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), text “PGPD plus your message” to CRIMES (274637) on your cell phone or go to http://www.pgpolice.org/.