Police: Construction Worker Crushed After Large Safety Deposit Box Falls On Him
CHELTENHAM TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) -- A construction worker was killed Monday afternoon after he was crushed by a large safety deposit box which had fallen on top of him.
Cheltenham Township police said in a statement they were called to the old Wells Fargo bank at 2401 Cheltenham Avenue for a report of an industrial accident shortly after 1 p.m.
When officers arrived, they were directed to the vault where they found 35-year-old Jonathan Maust of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, who had been crushed by a large safety deposit box that fell on top of him. Maust died at the scene.
Police determined the victim, along with two coworkers, attempted to relocate the safety deposit box when it tipped and fell on Maust.
Sources initially told CBS 3 an ATM fell on the worker.
Cheltenham Township police, OSHA and the Montgomery County Coroner's Office are currently investigating the incident.