ORLANDO, Fla. —
A 44-year-old man is dead after an industrial accident Thursday morning in Orange County, officials said.
The victim was identified as Sean Knowles, 44.
Officials with Orange County Fire Rescue said the accident happened around 8:45 a.m. at Majestic Marble and Granite Countertop Store in Edgewood.
Officials said the worker was cleaning out the trench on a granite and marble polishing machine when he got caught in the machine and became trapped.
Co-workers pulled the man out of the machine, but he did not survive.
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ORLANDO, Fla. -
A man is dead after getting crushed between an industrial beam and a large machine Thursday morning, according to officials from Orange County Fire Rescue.
Officials said the 44-year-old man was working at Majestic Marble and Granite on 4948 S Orange Ave. in Orlando. Officials from the Edgewood Police Department have not yet released the victim's name, but did say he had been working at the business for three weeks.
The man was cleaning a machine that uses water to polish granite and marble when he got caught between the machine and the beam, according to fire rescue officials. They said as he was caught, the machine kept moving back and forth as it polished the marble.
Eventually, the victim fell into a trench below with what co-workers thought was an arm injury, according to rescuers. They said the victim was conscious at first but began to lose his pulse, prompting his co-workers to perform CPR.
Rescuers said the man went into cardiac arrest and died at Orlando Regional Medical Center.
Police said they are conducting a death investigation but that there have not been any other reported incidents at the facility. Officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are also investigating.