Friday, March 19, 2010
Man Killed At Lexington Landfill
KENTUCKY...
A worker at a Lexington landfill who was flown to UK Hospital Wednesday morning following an accident involving a one-thousand pound metal container has died of his injuries. The incident happened at about 11 a.m. at the landfill on Hedger Lane near the Fayette-Clark County line. Managers say 26-year-old Jesse Hodges was crushed between two dumpsters while they were being loaded. The manager said employees were emptying one dumpster into another with materials when apparently, a chain got caught. Hodges went inside the dumpster to get the chain loose. When that happened, the dumpster rocked and pinned him against both containers. The manager says workers were able to get the dumpster off Hodges after only a few seconds.
A worker at a Lexington landfill who was flown to UK Hospital Wednesday morning following an accident involving a one-thousand pound metal container has died of his injuries. The incident happened at about 11 a.m. at the landfill on Hedger Lane near the Fayette-Clark County line. Managers say 26-year-old Jesse Hodges was crushed between two dumpsters while they were being loaded. The manager said employees were emptying one dumpster into another with materials when apparently, a chain got caught. Hodges went inside the dumpster to get the chain loose. When that happened, the dumpster rocked and pinned him against both containers. The manager says workers were able to get the dumpster off Hodges after only a few seconds.
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