(Fort Worth, TX) – An early morning accident at a recycling plant in East Fort Worth has taken the life of a worker.

A woman working at the Republic Services facility was reportedly crushed to death by a one-ton bale of recycling material around 2:30 this morning.  A statement released by Republic Services says “It is with great sadness for the entire Republic Services family that we learned early this morning that one of our employees will not be making it back home safely to her family. We are mourning the loss of our friend and coworker, and our thoughts and prayers are with her family, her children and loved ones. Republic is fully cooperating with the local authorities.”

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner has identified the woman as 31-year-old Renisha Mitchell of Fort Worth.