Man, 62, dies at cotton processing plant after being crushed by bales, police say
Published: Apr. 25, 2024 at 6:30 PM EDT
SLATON, Texas (KCBD/Gray News) - Authorities in Texas say they are investigating an industrial accident at a cotton processing plant where a man was killed Thursday morning.
According to the Slaton Police Department, emergency crews were called to the RSM Company facility regarding a fatal incident at about 9:15 a.m.
Slaton police said Santos Galicia-Hernandez, 62, was crushed by cotton bales and died.
The 62-year-old was working between two 1,500-pound stacks of cotton when a lift operator compressed the row, unaware the worker was between the stacks.
Galicia-Hernandez was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities said the situation remains under investigation.
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