Worker Killed in Paper Mill Accident

A man was killed in an accident at the NewPage mill in Rumford, Maine Monday afternoon, according to mill spokesman Tony Lyons. As of 4:30 p.m. Monday, the Rumford Police Department remained on scene, while the Occupational Safety and Health Administration was notified about the fatality. The man's identity had not been released.

Lyons said the accident happened inside the mill around 2:30 p.m. "There was an accident that resulted in the fatality of a contracted employee," Lyons said. "We have a number of contractors that come inside of the mill as part of their job."