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🌱 Newell worker killed at Monessen coke plant; what investigators are examining

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  • Newell worker killed at Monessen coke plant; what investigators are examining

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 72 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Wednesday: High clouds and nice, temps: high: 78, low: 57.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Man killed after being pinned between machinery at Pa. coke plant (pennlive.com) — A 53-year-old Newell resident, Jeffrey Smith, died Sunday after being pinned between two door machines while working at the Cleveland-Cliffs coke plant in nearby Monessen. Authorities say he was pronounced dead just before 6 p.m., and both local police and OSHA are investigating as officials await autopsy and toxicology results.
   

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