Man Dies In Afternoon Industrial Incident


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A man died during an industrial incident in Falls Township Tuesday afternoon.

Medics from the Levittown-Fairless Hills Rescue Squad and Capital Health Emergency Medical Services were called along with police, the fire marshal’s office, and the Falls Township Fire Company to Mount Industries in the 100 block of Pipe Mill Road in the Keystone Industrial Port Complex around 1:30 p.m. for a reported cardiac arrest.

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Police said a 48-year-old man died after falling off a piece of machinery at the site.

“Despite life saving measures taken by first responders, the subject was pronounced deceased while on scene,” police said in a statement.

Mount Industries is a New Jersey-based construction firm.

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A call to Mount Industries was not immediately answered.

The death is being investigated by township detectives, the fire marshal’s office, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.


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