August 5, 2021
A teenager who was critically injured in an Iowa amusement ride accident that killed his younger brother last month was expected to be released from the hospital Tuesday, the family’s attorney said. David Jaramillo, 16, planned to leave Blank Children’s …
May 24, 2012
Authorities are investigating the cause of a weekend fire that temporarily closed a coal plant south of Montrose, Iowa. The Montrose fire department says a conveyor belt caught fire at Hendricks River Logistics about 6 a.m. Saturday. The blaze engulfed …
August 30, 2011
Authorities say a man’s leg was crushed in a machine at a Pepsi-Cola plant in Tampa. Employees called 911 about 11:30 a.m. Sunday, saying a man was trapped in a conveyor rail system at the plant near the University of …
August 25, 2011
A Collinsville man has died from the injuries he suffered when his legs became caught in a conveyor belt. Police Sgt. Marion Riddle says the 31-year-old man was working at Swansea Building Products Corp. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that the …