Man Killed During Incident At Manufacturing Facility

A worker at a U-Haul manufacturing facility was killed in an industrial incident Friday afternoon.

Falls Township Fire Marshal Rich Dippolito said the man, whose name, age and hometown were not released, was pronounced deceased after an early afternoon incident where he was pinned between a pile of steel that fell and a table. The incident happened at U-Haul’s Falls Manufacturing plant in the 100 block of Canal Road.

The employee’s co-workers rushed to help him and used a forklift to remove pieces of steel, Dippolito said.

While the worker’s body was removed, his injuries were too severe and he was pronounced dead, the fire marshal said.

Police and the fire marshal were on the scene as of late afternoon and had contacted the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.