HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- A worker at a western Kentucky plant has died after suffering an electrical shock on the job.
The Kentucky New Era in Hopkinsville reports 22-year-old Chuck Pollard was flown to Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., after being shocked at the Brazeway plant last week. Pollard died on Saturday due to complications from the injury.
A statement from the company says several employees rushed to his aid and administered CPR before paramedics arrived.
Brazeway officials say they are attempting to determine what caused the accident, and the equipment Pollard was working on has been taken out of operation.
Brazeway CEO Stephanie Boyse says the company has "never experienced an accident of this magnitude" in its 60-year history. The plant makes refrigeration parts.
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Information from: Kentucky New Era, http://www.kentuckynewera.com
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