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Bush Brothers fatality
A woman was killed in an accident at the Bush Brothers' plant in Chestnut Hill on Monday, according to Jefferson County Sheriff GW "Bud" McCoig. The sheriff tells the NewsSource that the victim, Shannon Smith, 47, was caught in a piece of equipment at 4:30 am and died at the scene. “It is with great sadness that we confirm that an individual died in an accident at the Chestnut Hill plan this morning. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of this worker during this time of grieving,” Bill Seale, vice president at Bush Brothers said in a Monday statement. Smith reportedly told family members earlier that she was being harassed by a male coworker. The plant is closed today and counselors will be available when employees return to work. Several weeks ago another employee was injured at the plant in a work-related accident and was flown to the UT Medical Center in Knoxville, but at the time company officials did not return phone calls seeking comment on the incident. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department and the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating the Monday death.
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