Crime & Safety

Man Killed In Avon Industrial Accident: Fire Department

The man suffered a fatal head injury, according to the fire department.

A man was killed in an industrial accident Tuesday afternoon, according to the fire department.
A man was killed in an industrial accident Tuesday afternoon, according to the fire department. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

AVON, MA — A man was killed Tuesday afternoon in an industrial accident at an Avon business, according to the Avon Fire Department.

A 911 caller reported an industrial accident involving a man with a head injury at a building on Bodwell Street near Page Street shortly before 3 p.m., the Avon Fire Department said in a Facebook post.

Firefighters and police officers responding to the call found a man "inside the business suffering from fatal injuries," the post said. "He was pronounced dead at the scene."

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