An Alabama man was killed in an industrial accident in Trussville, and authorities have yet to determine if the plant where the employee worked was responsible.
According to the Jefferson County Coroner's Office, Edgar Earl Davis IV of Odenville died from blunt force trauma while working at a precast concrete manufacturing company.
Trussville industrial accident
Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said the accident happened Wednesday morning, sometime between 8 a.m. and 8:29 a.m. in the 7500 block of Commerce Circle.
Davis, a husband and father of two young daughters, was pronounced dead on the scene at 8:47 a.m, AL.com reported.
Trussville Police Lt. Clint Riner said Davis was an employee of Infinite Precast who was performing maintenance inside of an industrial concrete mixer.
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While performing maintenance inside of the mixer, Davis was using other tools that included an air powered chisel.
‘An unfortunate event occurred inside of the mixer that caused injury ultimately resulting in the loss of his life,’ Riner said. ‘The employee had injuries to his head and leg.’
Deadly concrete mixer incident
According to Riner, the mixer's main power was turned off, and it is unlikely that it was triggered while the employee was inside.
It is unclear whether the worker followed prescribed safety rules or whether such mandates were implemented at the plant. Or was the disaster due to human error?
Davis' death is being examined as an accident, with no indication of foul play or criminal intent. It's unclear what caused Davis' death.
The investigation is underway.
