Industrial Accident Victim Identified As Elkhart Man
Industrial Accident Victim Identified As Elkhart Man
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Amanda Bridgman-abridgman@timesuniononline.com
Industrial Accident Victim Identified As Elkhart ManThe man who suffered fatal injuries in an industrial accident Friday has been identified as Cedric T. Barnett, 31, Elkhart.
Warsaw Police Department officers and emergency personnel were dispatched at 11:52 a.m. Friday to 2001 W. Winona Ave., a staging area for the pipe-laying company Meade. Meade employees were contracted by NIPSCO to do work in the area, police said.
Barnett was hit by a front-end loader that was operating in reverse and it caused him to suffer a “catastrophic head injury,” according to police.
Thomas P. Lanham, 54, Leesburg, was identified by police Friday as the employee driving the front-end loader.
Investigators believe this to be an accidental death, however, Occupational Safety and Health Administration personnel are conducting an investigation.
