Florida Man Crushed to Death in Compactor at Recycling Plant

Officials say a man was crushed to death inside a machine at a central Florida recycling plant.

Winter Garden police Lt. Scott Allen says the man was sorting cardboard with a bailing machine Monday morning when he somehow “ended up inside and got compacted.”

Crews were called to the Robert Wallick Associates Inc. recycling company just before 9 a.m. Monday.

Police have not released the man’s name, pending notification of his family.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been notified. Police are investigating the death as an accident.

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June 17, 2015 at 2:16 pm

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Horrible accident. Something tells me that the man was improperly trained on the equipment. It is just as bad as the Bumblebee Tuna guy that was caught inside an oven and baked with the tuna.

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June 18, 2015 at 12:23 pm

UW Supreme says:

Why update? It's too expensive when there's an inherent morale hazard at facilities like these. This is horrifying.
June 17, 2015 at 3:58 pm

Agent says:

It seems to me that if you operate a trash compactor at a recycling plant, you would make sure you had safe equipment before turning an employee loose on it.
June 17, 2015 at 2:22 pm

Crain says:

I have used these machines as recently as one year ago at a customer location. The doors have to be closed first, then the handle can operate the machine. It is virtually impo... read more