Worker crushed in accident

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- 22 Jul 2021 ( #1035 ) - Everett, MA, United States
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A death at Lineage Logistics
A death at Lineage Logistics
A 38-year-old man has died while working on a forklift inside the Lineage Logistics storage facility in Everett.

According to witnesses, a relatively new employee was crushed in the torso during a forklift accident.

Local police confirmed that the 38-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

It appears he was working on the hydraulic system when the machine collapsed on him.

OSHA investigators have visited the scene.
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