UPDATE: Sanitation worker dies when dumpster falls on him



A sanitation employee was fatally injured Wednesday morning on the Calico Rock Public Schools campus when a dumpster fell on him while he was emptying it into his truck.
Izard County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Earnie Blackley says 48-year-old Steve Allen of Mountain Home was an employee of Methvin Sanitation.Blackley says the accident occurred shortly after 10:00. School Superintendent Jerry Skidmore says a district employee found Allen unconscious when she went to break.
The Calico Rock superintendent says students were never in danger, saying the teachers were instructed to use another playground during recess to avoid the scene.Blackley says while the investigation is ongoing, no foul play is suspected.

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