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March 14, 2018ST. JOSEPH, Mo. |  By: AP

Federal authorities investigate worker's death at St. Joseph sawmill

Federal authorities are investigating a worker's death at a sawmill in St. Joseph.

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said the worker died at the sawmill at American Walnut Co. St. Joseph police Capt. Jeff Wilson said a man, believed to be 34, died in what is being treated as an industrial accident. A spokeswoman for OSHA said the accident apparently occurred Monday afternoon.

American Walnut makes and sells a variety of lumber and specialty products, including gunstocks and hardwood slabs used in furniture.