Fatal Workplace Accident
A man is dead after an accident at a Stearns County poultry processing plant. The Cold Spring/Richmond Police Department says at 1:15 Thursday morning they responded to a medical emergency at Pilgrim’s in Cold Spring. A 29-year-old male employee became pinned beneath equipment in the loading dock area. When officers arrived, the individual had already been removed from under the equipment by coworkers.
Emergency medical care was provided; however, the male was ultimately pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to the Midwest Medical Examiner’s. The incident remains under investigation and no name has been released at this time.
The Cold Spring/Richmond Police Department was assisted by the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office, Cold Spring Rescue, and Mayo Ambulance.
