Ohio Meat Processing Worker Killed After Becoming “Caught In Machine”

Samuel Martinez, a worker at Fresh Mark meat processing plant in northeast Ohio, has been killed after becoming caught in a machine, say authorities.

Martinez, 62, of Canton, was killed Saturday afternoon at the plant located in Canton. The Stark County Coroner’s Office has identified the worker as a “Guatemalan national.” He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A coroner’s investigator says Martinez stepped into a chute and got caught in a waste auger. Fresh Mark said in a statement Saturday that company officials are working with authorities to determine what happened. source

A worker died at the same plant in 2011 after being electrocuted as he try and plug in a fan while standing in water.

A worker at the plant was electrocuted in 2011 when he tried to plug in a fan while standing in water.

Fresh Mark sells ham, bacon, hot dogs and lunch meat under the Superior’s and Sugardale brands.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends at this difficult time.