Pennsylvania

Safe Deposit Box Falls, Crushes Worker to Death Inside Wells Fargo Bank in Cheltenham

Jonathan Maust & 2 other workers were moving a safe deposit box when it fell on top of him & crushed him to death.

A worker died from his injuries after a large safe deposit box fell on top of him inside a Wells Fargo Bank in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania.

Jonathan Maust, 35, of Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania and two other workers were inside the old Wells Fargo Bank on 2401 Cheltenham Avenue shortly before 1 p.m. Monday. The men were attempting to move a large safe deposit box from the bank to a new location. Suddenly the box tipped over and fell on top of Maust. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Cheltenham Police, OSHA and the Montgomery County Coronerโ€™s Office are all investigating the incident.


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