In the paper baling industry, reputation can make or break a deal. Tom DeVivo of Willimantic Waste Paper took the reputation of the company into account almost as much the actual product he was ...

A father-of-six died after he fell into a cardboard baling machine while clearing a blockage and it restarted with him still inside, a court heard. Simon Brook, 50, is believed to have become trapped ...

A 39-year-old man was killed Friday when he got trapped in a paper baling machine at a Southwest Side recycling business, officials said today. Julio Flores-Garcia, of the 3400 block of West 61st ...

CHICAGO — A Chicago man died when he was caught in a paper baling machine at a southwest side recycling company. The Cook County medical examiner’s office says an autopsy performed Saturday determined ...

Sometimes the sheer power and force of a baler or compactor can be unrealized by workers, and the proper safety precautions are not taken. The same machines that crush tons of paper and other ...