Superior man dies in industrial accident in Milwaukee
A preliminary report from the medical examiner's office says a 60-year-old man from Superior died in an industrial accident aboard a freighter docked in Milwaukee after his arm was severed at the shoulder.By: Associated Press, Superior Telegram
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A preliminary report from the medical examiner's office says a 60-year-old man from Superior died in an industrial accident aboard a freighter docked in Milwaukee after his arm was severed at the shoulder.
The report from the Milwaukee County medical examiner's office says Ronald L. Hackensmith was working alone by the conveyor belt three decks below the main deck when the accident occurred Saturday night.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports investigators suggested the manner of death was an accident, but they weren't sure how it happened.
A statement from the ship owner, Port City Steamship of Muskegon, Mich., says the ship was delivering cement to various ports on the Great Lakes.
Company President Chuck Canestraight says the company was supporting the family and crewmates of the deceased.
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