Video: OSHA Investigates After Fatal Industrial Accident At Recycling Plant

OSHA is investigating an industrial accident at a Fort Worth, Texas recycling plant after a 31-year-old female employee was crushed to death by a 1-ton bale of recycled materials.

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Feb 1, 2019

OSHA is investigating an industrial accident at a Fort Worth, Texas recycling plant after a 31-year-old female employee was crushed to death by a 1-ton bale of recycled materials at a Fort Worth plant early Thursday morning.

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