Worker Killed In Lower Bucks Co. Industrial Accident

LOWER BUCKS COUNTY, PA —An industrial accident has claimed the life of a Bristol Borough resident early Monday morning, Falls Township Police said.

The Falls Township Police Department responded at 1:15 a.m. Monday to Kinder Morgan, South Port Road, Morrisville, to investigate an industrial accident that just occurred.

Police said its preliminary investigation determined that a 26-year-old Bristol Borough resident, employed by Kinder Morgan, sustained fatal injuries after having been struck by a digging bucket that was excavating sugar from the hull of a docked ship.

Police did not reveal the employee's gender or identifty.

Kinder Morgan is one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America.

The company operates about 79,000 miles of pipelines and 139 terminals, according to the company's website.

The company's pipelines transport natural gas, gasoline, crude oil, carbon dioxide (CO2) and more. Its terminals store and handle renewable fuels, petroleum products, chemicals, vegetable oils, and other products.

The assigned investigator, Detective John Vella, can be reached at 215-302-3317, or by sending an email to j.vella@fallstwppd.com.