A Superior man was killed in an industrial accident today at the BNSF Railway taconite facility in the Allouez neighborhood.
Kelly Yadon, 43, who had worked at BNSF Railway for five years, was fatally injured about 6:30 a.m.
"Kelly was an integral part of our team here in Allouez," said Pete Hamell, superintendent of operations, in a news release. "We are all deeply saddened by this loss."
Yadon is survived by two adult sons and several siblings and family members.
"We are very saddened by this, and our deepest sympathies go out" to Yadon's family, friends and co-workers, BNSF regional spokeswoman Amy McBeth said.
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Emergency workers were dispatched to the taconite facility at 3701 Itasca St. at 6:28 a.m.
"When my crews arrived, they found the patient pinned between two steel beams beside a conveyer belt," Superior Fire Department Battalion Chief Steve Edwards said. "They ended up using equipment to cut the man out from under the beam and then proceeded to perform CPR."
Efforts to revive Yadon failed, however, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and BNSF will investigate the accident with assistance from the Superior Police Department and Douglas County Medical Examiner's Office, according to police.
