WEST HURLEY – A Town of Hurley man was killed on Monday afternoon while he was operating a wood processing machine that cuts and splits firewood.
Ulster County Sheriff’s investigators said a preliminary investigation into the death of Lewis Peck, 40, indicates he became entangled in the machine, which resulted in a fatal injury.
Deputies were called to the scene on Stone Road in the Town of Hurley around 3:30 p.m.
Detectives were assisted at the scene by the West Hurley Fire Department and Mobile Life Support Services.
