Man Dies After Being Pinned Under Pile of Lumber at Town of West Bend Construction Site, Sheriff's Office Says
Investigators say the lumber shifted off the telehandler’s forks as two workers tried to secure it with a ratchet strap.
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Death investigation at construction site in Town of West Bend, Wi By Lt. Ryan Herman
April 30, 2026 – Town of West Bend, Wi – The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a death that occurred in Town of West Bend, on April 29, 2026. At 9:27 a.m. our Communications Center received a ‘911’ call from the 3400 block of Highway NN and were notified of an individual pinned […]
Man dies after being pinned under pile of lumber at Town of West Bend construction site, sheriff's office says
TOWN OF WEST BEND, Wis. A man died Wednesday after being pinned under a pile of a lumber at a construction site, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office.Deputies responded to a 911 call from the 3400 block of Highway NN at around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. The caller said the man was trapped under the lumber at a new home construction site. They weren't sure of the victim's condition and were working with contractors to move the lumber.Wat…
Worker dies in lumber unloading accident in Town of West Bend
A worker at a new home construction site in the Town of West Bend was killed after being pinned under a pile of lumber. The Washington County Sheriff's Office is investigating the incident, which occurred when a contractor's telehandler removed…
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