US | accidental death 1-Ton Garbage Bale Hits, Kills Worker OSHA will investigate By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Mar 1, 2016 4:17 PM CST Copied In this Aug. 19, 2010, photo, wrapped bales of trash sit out in the open at the Hawaiian Waste Systems' facility in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner) Authorities say a worker was fatally struck by a 1-ton garbage bale at a Philadelphia trash-transfer station, the AP reports. Police say the 42-year-old man was struck by the 2,000-pound bale at a Waste Management Inc. site Tuesday. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead just before 8:30am. The Philadelphia Daily News reported that a company representative identified him as a facility employee but declined to release further information about him. A Waste Management spokesman called it "a day of profound sadness" for the victim's family and the company. He says the company is working with local authorities. A spokeswoman for the federal Occupational Safety & Health Administration said the agency would investigate. Read These Next Giuliani injured in high-speed highway crash. Iran's leaders ditched their phones. Their bodyguards didn't. It's an unexpected footnote in the life of Buford Pusser. Guy accused of snatching hat from boy at US Open IDed as rich CEO. Report an error