Man Dies due to Industrial Accident

Breaking News- A Moses Lake man was killed yesterday evening during an industrial accident at the Genie Industries plant north of Moses Lake.

Around 7:25 p.m. Dec. 11, emergency responders were called to the plant at 8987 Graham Road NE. There they found a man whose head had been pinned by falling equipment. He was taken to Samaritan Hospital in Moses Lake where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

The victim’s name is being withheld pending notification of family. The state Department of Labor and Industries is investigating.

For more information read the Thursday's edition of the Columbia Basin Herald