Gastonia man dies in wood chipper accident

A Gastonia man died Saturday after police say he was pulled into a wood chipper in Kings Mountain.

Mason Scott Cox, 19, was pronounced dead on the scene after police were sent to a Hawthorne Road home about a man who had been pulled into the wood chipper, according to a Kings Mountain Police news release.

The machinery is commonly used to reduce wood into smaller chips.

Police determined that Cox’s death was accidental and no foul play was suspected.