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| Quary worker Brent Cosner, 29, of Colebrookdale Township working for H&K Group, Inc., died after he got caught in a conveyor belt 50-feet high at Birdsboro Materials H&K Quarry in Berks County, PA |
ROBESON TWP., Pa. -
A Berks County man lost his life on the job at a quarry near Birdsboro late Wednesday night.
Rescue crews said they were dispatched to H&K Quarry on Hay Creek Road in Robeson Township shortly before midnight Wednesday for the report of a man trapped in a conveyor belt approximately 50 feet above the ground.
The victim, later identified by the coroner as Brent Cosner, 29, of Colebrookdale Township, was found to have already died before emergency personnel arrived on the scene, officials said.
"It's just a freak accident," said Chuck Mavin, a neighbor. "Never happened before and I doubt it'll ever happen again, but you know, accidents do happen."
Crews had to disassemble multiple frame components of the conveyor to free Cosner, officials said, describing it as "a very difficult task in an extremely challenging environment."
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Victim identified in fatal accident at Robeson Township quarry
The Colebrookdale Township resident got caught in a piece of machinery at Birdsboro Materials.
A Boyertown-area man was killed in an industrial accident at a Robeson Township quarry, authorities said Thursday morning.
Brent Cosner, 29, of Colebrookdale Township was pronounced dead at 1:15 a.m. at his workplace at Birdsboro Materials, 1267 Haycreek Rd., by Berks County Deputy Coroner Kurt E. Katzenmoyer.
Officials said Cosner got caught in a conveyor belt at the quarry.
The initial dispatch for a rescue came in about midnight. Responders called for the coroner about a half-hour later.
An autopsy was conducted Thursday afternoon at Reading Hospital. The results were not available Thursday evening.
Brent's grandmother, Ann E. Cosner died on June 25, 2018. What a tragedy for the Cosner family.