Worker Dies After Being Hit By Forklift
Authorities say a 52-year-old Michigan woman has died after being struck by a forklift while working at a recycling center in Isabella County.
The sheriff's department tells the Morning Sun of Mount Pleasant and The Saginaw News that Sharon Welling of St. Louis died Tuesday morning after being struck around midday Monday in Union Township.
The department said Welling was hit by a forklift driven by a co-worker, who was transporting a large recycling bin.
The accident at the recycling center near Mount Pleasant remains under investigation.
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