The Auburn-based New York State Police are investigating an industrial accident at the Auburn Metal Processing plant that caused the death of an employee on Tuesday.
A preliminary investigation revealed the clothes of 47-year-old John Barreto of Moravia got caught in a conveyer belt at the plant, located at 6984 North Street Rd., Sennett, at approximately 7:10 a.m. Tuesday, according to police.
An autopsy is scheduled at the Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office.
Officials from the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Syracuse area office were on the scene and were conducting an on-site investigation, according to Ron Williams, assistant area director of the Syracuse office.
Specifically, they will be looking at all of the components of the machinery and conducting interviews with supervisors and employees to see if any violations of OSHA standards help cause the accident, he said.
For more on this story, read Wednesday's edition of The Citizen.
An autopsy is scheduled at the Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office.
Officials from the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Syracuse area office were on the scene and were conducting an on-site investigation, according to Ron Williams, assistant area director of the Syracuse office.
Specifically, they will be looking at all of the components of the machinery and conducting interviews with supervisors and employees to see if any violations of OSHA standards help cause the accident, he said.
For more on this story, read Wednesday's edition of The Citizen.
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