Two workers outside Timken’s Faircrest steel mill in Perry Township were killed instantly early Saturday afternoon when a massive piece of a crane fell on them.
The Stark County coroner’s office identified the men as Brian Black and Mark Tovissi and said both worked for Canton-based Beaver Excavating Co.
Ages and addresses of the two were not immediately available. The families of the two men have been notified, said Harry Campbell of the coroner’s office.
The deaths happened at 12:50 p.m., he said.
What caused the piece of crane to fall has not been determined, Campbell said.
Federal and state investigators will be called in, he said.
In addition, the Stark County coroner will also perform autopsies, including toxicology tests, he said.
The two men were among a crew working at the new casting site being built as part of a $260 million upgrade at Faircrest.
The crane was operated by another contractor, not Timken or Beaver Excavating, Campbell said. He did not identify the crane owner or operator.
The two men were on the ground preparing a load to be lifted when “something happened” and the large, heavy boom of the crane free-fell on them, Campbell said.
Campbell said he arrived at the scene at 1:21 p.m. and immediately pronounced the two men dead, saying they died instantaneously of massive traumatic injuries.
Jim Mackinnon can be reached at 330-996-3544 or jmackinnon@thebeaconjournal.com.