Workplace accident victim is identified

News Release, July 19, 2023

The worker killed in an apparent construction accident in Swampscott is identified as Christopher Perry, 37, of Lynn, Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker announced.

The Swampscott Police Department received a 911 call about 1 p.m. Monday reporting a problem in a rock crusher suspended above a quarry in the Aggregate Industries facility at 30 Danvers Road, Swampscott.

Perry and another worker were in the device cleaning it when an apparent mechanical malfunction occurred. A nearby crane was assisting in the operation.

Perry was pronounced deceased at the scene. The other worker was uninjured.

The death is being investigated by the Essex County District Attorney’s Office State Police Detective Unit, Swampscott Police and the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration and Occupational Safety and Health Administration.