UPDATE: Man Dies After Fall at Sunnyside Corp in Wheeling
Rescue crews spent hours in Wheeling Thursday attempting to rescue or recover a member of the cleaning crew who fell into a tank.
UPDATED: Wheeling Fire Chief Keith MacIsaac has confirmed that the man who fell into a tank earlier today at Sunnyside Corporation, has died, according to the Daily Herald. The man, whose identity has not been made public, was hired to clean the tank, the Daily Herald reports. The case has now been turned over to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). EARLIER: Firefighters and police from Palatine, Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove and a number of area departments are on the scene of an attempted rescue in Wheeling. Public safety officials with Wheeling police say they responded to a report of an unresponsive man stuck inside of a 6000 gallon tanker at Sunnyside Corporation, 225 Carpenter Avenue. The Daily Herald is …
