Update 9/15/2022: 18 News has confirmed with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that it is currently investigating the worker fatality that took place at Eureka Resources on Tuesday, September 13, 2022.
Eureka Resources has prior investigation history with OSHA, which can be found at this link on OSHA’s website.
OSHA said that it has up to six months to complete its investigation. 18 News will continue to follow this story with updates as they become available.
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WYSOX, Pa. (WETM) – One man is dead after an accident at a water purification plant in Wysox Tuesday morning, according to Emergency Services.
Bradford County Emergency Services and the Lehigh County Coroner confirmed that Jeremy Lanzo died after an incident at Eureka Resources, a wastewater purification company, on Route 6 in Wysox. Emergency responders were called to the scene around 5:00 a.m. on September 13.
Emergency Services said that Lanzo was injured and taken to Guthrie Towanda Hospital. He was later taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital and died at 2:13 p.m.
Officials didn’t release any details on the incident but said an autopsy is scheduled for September 15.
Emergency Services also reported that Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was also called to the scene.
18 News will provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
