Sulfur Pile Collapse Kills One

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The Gulf Coast Bulk Equipment employee, While moving sulfur to a semitrailer at the Port Redwing site was killed when a 30-foot pile collapsed.

On friday morning when the worker was busy with his work a giant pile of sulfur collapsed on his front-end loader.  The worker likely died from inhaling the sulfur.

No official cause of death has been released.  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating the incident.

Source: Herald Tribune