A Schuylkill County man died Tuesday night from injuries he suffered in a workplace accident in Berks County.
According to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio, Stephen Rapp, 48, of South Manheim Township, became pinned between metal pallets that had fallen on him at work. The incident occurred shortly before 8 p.m. at a business on Deka Rd. in Lyons (aka Lyon Station), Berks County.Â
Rapp was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest and was pronounced dead at 8:48 p.m. Tuesday.
Buglio determined the cause of death to be mechanical asphyxia. The Fleetwood Police Dept. and Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating this incident, according to Buglio.
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