Worker dies at Ohio canning factory

OTTAWA, Ohio (AP) -- A worker at a tomato canning factory in northwest Ohio has died following an industrial accident.

Putnam County Sheriff Jim Beutler says it appears 49-year-old Nicacio Garcia was working on a new machine with a co-worker when it malfunctioned Tuesday at the Hirzel Canning Company in Ottawa.

Beutler says the machine wraps plastic around items that have been placed on pallets.

Garcia, of Ottawa, was trapped under the machine when it failed while he made adjustments. He was later pronounced dead at St. Rita's Ambulatory Care Center in Glandorf.

The sheriff says it's not clear what caused the accident and that foul play is not suspected.

A Hirzel representative says the plant was closed.

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Information from: The Lima News, http://www.limanews.com