Columbus Worker Killed In Industrial Accident

Columbus police and fire officials say a man was killed Thursday in an industrial accident on the southwest side.  Officials say 51-year-old James Saffell was crushed by a forklift in the 53-hundred block of Crosswind Drive.  Foul play is not suspected. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is expected to conduct an investigation.

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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.