Crime & Safety
Employee Dies After Fall At Manufacturing Plant
Jose Perez-Rodriguez, 66, of Waukegan fell about 20 feet from a lift at Handi-Foil in Antioch Wednesday evening, authorities said.
LAKE COUNTY, IL — A 66-year-old Waukegan man has died after falling at a Lake County manufacturing plant Tuesday.
Jose Perez-Rodriguez fell about 20 feet from a lift in the warehouse area of Handi-Foil in Antioch at about 6:40 p.m. The Handi-Foil employee was rushed to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville where he died in the emergency room according to a news release from the Lake County Coroner's Office.
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Preliminary autopsy results show Perez-Rodriguez died from multiple blunt force injuries, Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek said in a statement Wednesday.
The Antioch Police Department and Lake County Coroner's Office is investigating the incident.
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Handi-Foil is a privately owned manufacturer of recyclable aluminum products.
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