Medical Examiner IDs Man Killed in Mound Accident

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has identified the man who died last week at a trash-processing facility in .

Mark Allen, 61 of Wayzata, died of mechanical asphyxiation, according to a report made public Monday afternoon. The death has been ruled accidental.

Emergency responders were called to Blackowiak Roll off and Collection Services on Sunnyfield Road just after 8 a.m. last Wednesday. Acting Minnetrista Police Chief Paul Fields said arriving police officers found Allen unconscious and pinned in a hydraulic arm on the side of a garbage truck. 

Allen was a longtime resident of and a graduate of . He was employed for many years by Blackowiak Roll Off and Collection Services and his trash collection route covered a large swath of the northern Lake Minnetonka area.

Patch will have updates to this story, including funeral arrangement information, as soon as it becomes available.

Click here to read last week's story, including video of a press conference and reaction from a long-time friend.