Industrial accident claims life in Pickens County

PICKENS COUNTY, Ala. (WCBI) – A 47-year-old man dies after being discovered in a boiler sawdust fuel house.

Pickens County Coroner Chad Harless says the call came into 9-1-1 about 2:15 Friday afternoon.

The incident happened at Lewis Brothers Lumber in Aliceville.

Harless says it is still unknown how the man became trapped in what is essentially a silo filled with sawdust.

The Pickens County man’s name is not being released until all family has been notified.