Worker dies after being trapped in laser cutting machine

Feb. 24, 2023
The Kearney Police Department reached out to OSHA to see if the incident needs to be investigated further.

Greg Geist, an employee at the MACH 1 Manufacturing facility in Kearney, Nebraska, died after being trapped in a laser cutting machine. According to WSAZ News Channel 3, the Kearney Police Department reached out to OSHA to see if the incident needs to be investigated further. MACH 1 Manufacturing, which Geist began after returning to Kearney, offers a variety of machining services, including water jet cutting, plasma cutting and CNC milling.

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