As editor of The Muscatine Journal in Muscatine, Iowa, is reporting that a worker at injection molder Letica of Iowa Inc. died on Wednesday following a fork lift accident at the plant. The story quotes a police lieutenant saying it was an accident. A spokeswoman for the parent company, Letica Corp. of Rochester, Mich., added: "Our prayers are for the family and the people at the plant."
Consider this a reminder to double-check your company's safety plans and make sure workers understand why they are important.