The victim reportedly was a 48-year-old Lancaster-area man who has worked at the plant for at least 10 years. Police are withholding his name until next of kin are notified.

The accident happened at 12:50 a.m. today. City police Officer Paul Blanchflower said the man had climbed into a stacking machine to replace belts when the machine started moving for an unknown reason.

The man was pinned and then crushed by the machine. Workers and a LEMSA ambulance crew freed him in three to five minutes, but it was too late. He had fatal head injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by Deputy Coroner Matthew Arnold, police said.

ï¿bf½It was definitely an accident,ï¿bf½ï¿bf½ said Blanchflower. ï¿bf½He climbed inside the machine to fix the belts, and it started moving.ï¿bf½ï¿bf½ Nobody turned the machine on while the man was inside, according to initial reports. Police, Donnelley officials and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will be conducting an investigation.