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A worker has died after reportedly falling into a trash compactor while on the job in New York

The individual has been identified as 42-year-old Michael Rutledge, of Baldwin

Rutledge worked for Arrow Linen Supply Company, which supplies textiles to "all industries"

A worker has died after falling into a trash compactor at a Long Island business, according to multiple reports.

The Nassau County Police Department said the incident occurred at Arrow Linen Supply Company in Garden City, on Thursday, Oct. 23, according to the New York Daily News and the Daily Voice .

Police responded to the scene shortly after 10 p.m. local time after receiving a call about a worker who had fallen in a trash compactor, the Daily Voice and 1010 WINS reported.

The man was rushed to a h

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