MEC&F Expert Engineers : 55-year-old worker Bruce Biron died while doing maintenance work in a silo at the Ethan Allen plant in Beecher Falls, Vermont

Thursday, December 14, 2017

55-year-old worker Bruce Biron died while doing maintenance work in a silo at the Ethan Allen plant in Beecher Falls, Vermont





Bruce Biron, dead


BEECHER FALLS, VT– 


Authorities in Vermont say a worker has died in an accident at a furniture factory.

Police say 55-year-old Bruce A. Biron was seriously injured while doing maintenance work in a silo at the Ethan Allen plant in Beecher Falls. Police say Biron, of West Stewartstown, New Hampshire, was later pronounced dead at the scene. It’s not clear when it happened.

Vermont State Police have opened an investigation.

Biron’s cause of death is under investigation, pending an autopsy by the chief medical examiner.

Ethan Allen said in a news release Wednesday that Biron had been employed by the company for 25 years.



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BEECHER FALLS, Vt. - 


Vermont State Police are investigating after a man died at the Ethan Allen Plant in Beecher Falls.

Police say they were called to the scene Wednesday afternoon, and found 55-year-old Bruce A. Biron had sustained a serious injury while working on machinery within a silo. He was pronounced dead on scene.

Police say his body was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in South Burlington. Troopers say the death does not appear to be suspicious, but official cause is pending autopsy.