42-Year-Old Milton Man Killed 

MILTON — The Sheriff’s Office responded to an industrial accident at Cottrell Paper on Rock City Road in the town of Milton on Sept. 19. 

Investigation into the incident revealed that an employee of the company – Anthony T. Smith Jr., 42, of Milton – had become trapped in a compactor. 

Members of the company as well as the Rock City Falls Fire Department and Community EMS extricated him but were unable to revive him. He was pronounced dead on the scene by Saratoga County Coroner Susan Hayes-Masa.

The Sheriff’s Office was assisted on the scene by the New York State Police and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

The cause of the accident is still under investigation.