Man, 62, dies at cotton processing plant after being crushed by bales, police say [Video]

SLATON, Texas (KCBD/Gray News) – Authorities in Texas say they are investigating an industrial accident at a cotton processing plant where a man was killed Thursday morning.

According to the Slaton Police Department, emergency crews were called to the RSM Company facility regarding a fatal incident at about 9:15 a.m.

Slaton police said Santos Galicia-Hernandez, 62, was crushed by cotton bales and died.

The 62-year-old was working between two 1,500-pound stacks of cotton when a lift operator compressed the row, unaware the worker was between the stacks.

Galicia-Hernandez was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities said the situation remains under investigation.

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