Worker Dies In Accident at North Tuscaloosa County Lumber Mill Wednesday
A worker at a lumber mill in north Tuscaloosa County was killed in a workplace accident Wednesday night, investigators have confirmed.
Captain Jack Kennedy, the commander of the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit, confirmed that they are investigating a workplace fatality at the W G Sullivan Lumber Co. on Highway 171 east of Samantha in the northern part of the county.
Kennedy said the worker, whose identity the VCU is not publicly releasing, died in an accident involving machinery.
He said the body will be sent to Montgomery, where the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for autopsy.
At this time, the VCU does not believe there was a criminal element to the death, which is why they are not identifying the victim publicly.
The Violent Crimes Unit is a team comprised of detectives from the Tuscaloosa, Northport, and University of Alabama Police Departments and the County Sheriff's Office. They forego jurisdictional boundaries and investigate almost all local deaths that occur outside of a hospital setting, as well as assault cases and sex crimes. Their involvement in a death case does not necessarily indicate suspicion of foul play.
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