Worker dies after accident at recycling center in St. Paul
A worker died after an accident at a St. Paul recycling facility Monday.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Police are investigating after a worker died after an accident at a recycling center in St. Paul, Minnesota Monday morning.
According to police, at about 7:10 a.m., officers responded to a report of an accident at a recycling center on the 300 block of West Como Avenue.
Witnesses told police an employee was opening the back doors of a truck when another employee driving a front-end loader backed into him, pinning him between the front-end loader and the back of a truck.
The worker was hospitalized.
Police do not believe alcohol was a factor, but they are continuing to investigate. No arrests have been made.