When newsprint attacks...

A man was killed by a wayward roll of newsprint near Philly. Ammo for the pro-Web, anti-print crowd, eh?

http://www.freep.com/article/20120518/NEWS07/120518041/Man-fatally-crushed-by-roll-newsprint-Philly-area-plant?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|s

 

Or just a freak accident.

 

Very sad incident and nothing to laugh at. The load shifted while being transported. Instead of laughing, say a prayer for his family.

 

Meanwhile, from my facebook friends' feed:

"My ex husband died in a freak work related accident in Upper Merion (PA) yesterday morning. "

Yes, really. I know his ex-wife. Small world.

 

Sad. I remember walking by those giant rolls of newsprint and thinking a time or two about the amount of damage one could do.

 

The upset here is that printing plants are still getting deliveries by rail. I thought most places were getting newsprint by truck now.