Worker killed at Pepsi bottling plant in St. Louis identified

[Sherman A1]

ST. LOUIS • A worker was accidentally killed inside the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company in north St. Louis on Friday evening, police said.

The worker, Mensud Djelmo, 42, of the 4200 block of Burnett Walk, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said Djelmo was trapped in a packing unit machine. He was found by a second employee returning from his break who called police. Investigators are trying to piece together what happened.

The incident happened shortly before 9 p.m. at the plant, at 1 Union 70 Center Drive, near Interstate 70 and Goodfellow Boulevard.

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/worker-killed-at-pepsi-bottling-plant-in-st-louis-identified/article_f383faf2-e844-5fdd-9e33-88460b42d587.html

A reminder that safety in the workplace is absolutely paramount.

[exboyfil]

1. At home as well

My company emphasizes both. We are required to take mandatory safety training yearly, and the company encourages us to take home protection equipment like earplugs. Folks know better but they still do stupid dangerous things like letting their infant grandchild ride on their laps when cutting grass with a lawn tractor.