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Man killed at Las Cruces recycling

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Man killed at Las Cruces recycling center Associated Press - November 16, 2007 5:05 PM ET

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - A man has been killed in a fall into a trash compactor at a Las Cruces recycling center.

A man was working with the machine that bales paper. He jumped into the hopper to push a jam through when the machine started to work again, because the jam had been pushed through, he was killed.

Las Cruces police spokesman Dan Trujillo says the victim was a 49-year-old contractor, but authorities withheld the name pending notification of his relatives.

The city-owned South Central Solid Waste Transfer and Recycling Facility was shut down for the day after the accident.

Las Cruces police and fire officials were at the scene, along with officials from the U.S. Occupational Safety Health Administration.

Information from: Las Cruces Sun-News, http://www.lcsun-news.com

Submitted on 11/16/2007

Submitted by: Sherry Reedman
Reference: Associated Press - November 16, 2007 5:05 PM ET

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Chip said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Must have been a baleful scene huh? (sorry could not resist the pun!). It has been a while since we have had a story such as this. Thanks for the submission, Sherry.


Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
It never ceases to amaze me how many people think that their arms or legs are the best tools to use when unjamming all sorts of mechanical devices. I've never seen a case where a human appendage won against a machine. Thanks, Sherry!


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