OSHA Investigating After WI ‘Sub-Zero’ Plant Worker Killed In Fitchburg ‘Trapped In Machinery’

FITCHBURG, WI. (THECOUNT) — A worker at Sub-Zero in Fitchburg has reportedly been killed after becoming trapped in a piece of machinery, according to Sunday reports.

Emergency crews responded to the high-end appliance company Friday night on a call of an injured individual. The person reporting said the victim was not breathing and had no pulse, Fitchburg police Sgt. Andrew McCarthy said.

The trapped employee was extricated from the machine by the Fire Department and pronounced dead at the scene, McCarthy said.

Authorities had not released the employee’s name, reports CTPost.

The incident appears to be accidental, McCarthy said.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Fitchburg police and the Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating, along with representatives from Sub-Zero.

Sub-Zero also produces the “Cove” line of dishwashers brand and the “Wolf” brand of cooking surfaces, stoves and ovens.

The factory is located at, 6041 Basswood Dr in Fitchburg, WI.

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Geo quick facts: Fitchburg is a city in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 25,260 at the 2010 census. Fitchburg is a suburb of Madison and is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.