A 19-year-old employee died after falling into a meat grinder at a Vernon burrito factory when an industrial food processor turned on unexpectedly while he was cleaning it.
As many as 15 workers may be trapped underground following reports of an industrial tunnel collapse in Wilmington around 8 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said.
Two people were hospitalized following an electrical wire incident in Hyannis on Sunday, described by police as an 'industrial accident.' One victim was airlifted to Boston, while the other was taken to Cape Cod Hospital.
On December 3, 1984, methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a Union Carbide plant, now owned by Dow Chemical, killing over 5,000 people. This disaster left over half a million people poisoned and led to decades of health issues and environmental contamination.
