The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Greenstar are currently investigating the incident, which could take several months to complete.

Waste360 Staff, Staff

February 23, 2017

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Greenstar Recycling Employee Dies in Baler Accident
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On Wednesday, a 24-year-old employee at Greenstar Recycling in Akron, Ohio, died after getting trapped in a baler. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Greenstar are currently investigating the incident, which could take several months to complete.

Cleveland.com has more:

An employee at an Akron recycling facility died Wednesday after he became trapped in a baler, the Summit County Medical Examiner's Office said.

The 24-year-old employee became trapped just after 4:30 a.m. at the Greenstar Recycling on Exeter Road near East Waterloo Road, the medical examiner's office said in a statement.

The man suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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