(The Associated Press circulated the following article on February 3.)
PLANT CITY, Fla. — A steel worker died Tuesday after he was found under a railroad car with one of his arms severed, authorities said.
A co-worker at Ameristeel found Brian C. Gilbert, 30, of Dade City, at about 6 a.m., the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said. Apparently, no one witnessed the accident, and deputies said they don’t know how it happened.
Gilbert was unloading steel from a rail car at the time. He died at the scene, despite the efforts of paramedics. An autopsy will be performed.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will investigate the accident.