IONIA,
Mich. (WZZM) --
Local and state authorities are investigating the death of a worker during an industrial accident Tuesday afternoon in Ionia.
The Department of Public Safety says a worker at Ventra Ionia Main, 14 Beardsley Rd., was reported trapped by robotic machinery at 2:20 p.m.
DPS personnel and other Ventra workers freed the trapped employee from the machine, but the employee was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ionia authorities are investigating the accident, in conjunction with MIOSHA, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Investigators at this point haven't released the deceased worker's name.
Local and state authorities are investigating the death of a worker during an industrial accident Tuesday afternoon in Ionia.
The Department of Public Safety says a worker at Ventra Ionia Main, 14 Beardsley Rd., was reported trapped by robotic machinery at 2:20 p.m.
DPS personnel and other Ventra workers freed the trapped employee from the machine, but the employee was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ionia authorities are investigating the accident, in conjunction with MIOSHA, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Investigators at this point haven't released the deceased worker's name.