Gravel Hopper Claims Worker’s Life at Ohio FacilityGravel Hopper Claims Worker’s Life at Ohio Facility
May 4, 2020

A 60-year-old man died Saturday morning at the Enon Sand And Gravel facility in Bethel Township, OH after he fell into a gravel hopper and became trapped, local and national news organizations reported.
Emergency personnel responded to the Enon Road site at about 9 a.m., coverage by WHIO said. A call to 911 said the worker fell into the hopper and was upside down in 5 ft. of gravel.
The worker entered the hopper to clear material after a conveyor belt under the hopper stopped working, Bethel Township Fire Department Chief Jacob King told the Springfield News-Sun. Officials said crews made several attempts to rescue the man.
An investigation into the death has been opened by the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
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