VERGENNES, Vt. (WCAX/Gray News) – Authorities are investigating after a worker died at a Vergennes animal feed business this week.
The Vergennes Police Department said a female worker was operating a forklift carrying animal feed Wednesday evening.
She got off to repair a torn item, and a 1,000-pound bag of animal feed fell, trapping her.
The woman died at the scene.
Authorities said a medical examiner later ruled her cause of death as asphyxia.
There was no immediate word from the Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration on the fatal workplace accident.
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