MAN DIES IN MONESSEN WORKPLACE ACCIDENT

A man is dead following an accident at the Cleveland-Cliffs coke plant in Monessen yesterday.  Emergency crews were called to the property shortly after 4 p.m.  The Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office reports 53-year-old employee Jeffrey Smith was killed when he was pinned between two machines.  An autopsy and a toxicology exam are being completed.  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating.