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Camas mill employee dies following ‘unfortunate workplace accident’

Camas police say a 32-year-old man died Friday at the Georgia-Pacific paper mill after an incident involving heavy machinery

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The Georgia-Pacific paper mill is viewed Friday, March 17, 2023, from a former employee parking lot located off Northwest Seventh Avenue in downtown Camas. (Kelly Moyer/Post-Record)

A 32-year-old man is dead following what Camas police referred to as “an unfortunate workplace accident” at the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in downtown Camas Friday, March 8. 

According to Sgt. Chuck Nadgwick with the Camas Police Department, a call came in from the mill around 5 p.m. Friday, reporting an industrial accident had occurred.

First-responders from the Camas Police Department and the Camas-Washougal Fire Department discovered a 32-year-old employee dead at the scene, Nadgwick reported. 

“His death was due to a workplace accident involving heavy machinery,” police stated in a news report released to The Post-Record Monday morning.

Nadgwick said police have finished their investigation into the man’s death and concluded it was accidental in nature. 

This is a developing story. For updates, visit The Post-Record online at camaspostrecord.com. 

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