Industrial Accident Worker Name Released

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By Scott Sarvay

Story Published: Jul 10, 2009 at 3:23 PM EST

Story Updated: Jul 10, 2009 at 5:28 PM EST

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) - The man injured in an industrial accident at OmniSource Thursday afternoon has died.

The victim, 35-year-old Matthew Morris, was struck by a 60,000 pound front-end loader at the OmniSource plant on Fairview Avenue.

Police say the vehicle's driver apparently didn't see the man.

Morris died of blunt force trauma and the incident has been ruled an accident.


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