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.

Superintendent Jerry Skidmore says the unexplained accident occurred on the elementary campus. It is unknown when the accident occurred, but Skidmore says a school district employee found the man unconscious when she went to break around 10:00.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.

The sanitation employee’s identity has not been released.

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