Report: Mother of 4 crushed to death by 1-ton bale at recycling plant

A Texas mother of four was crushed to death at a recycling plant Thursday morning.CBS Dallas Fort Worth reports police responded to the industrial accident just before 2:30 a.m. at Republic Services in Fort Worth. According to police, a 1-ton bale of recycled material had fallen on Renisha Mitchell, 31, as she worked inside the warehouse of the location. She was pronounced dead at the scene.Police say round bales of material were stacked three high and became unstable, causing two to fall. Republic Services released a statement on the incident, offering their condolences to Mitchell and her family. "It is with great sadness for the entire Republic Services family that we learned early this morning that one of our employees will not be making it back home safely to her family. We are mourning the loss of our friend and coworker, and our thoughts and prayers are with her family, her children and loved ones. Republic is fully cooperating with the local authorities."A GoFundMe account has been set up to help Mitchell’s family

A Texas mother of four was crushed to death at a recycling plant Thursday morning.

CBS Dallas Fort Worth reports police responded to the industrial accident just before 2:30 a.m. at Republic Services in Fort Worth.


According to police, a 1-ton bale of recycled material had fallen on Renisha Mitchell, 31, as she worked inside the warehouse of the location. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say round bales of material were stacked three high and became unstable, causing two to fall.

Republic Services released a statement on the incident, offering their condolences to Mitchell and her family.

"It is with great sadness for the entire Republic Services family that we learned early this morning that one of our employees will not be making it back home safely to her family. We are mourning the loss of our friend and coworker, and our thoughts and prayers are with her family, her children and loved ones. Republic is fully cooperating with the local authorities."

A GoFundMe account has been set up to help Mitchell’s family

