Construction worker dies in Elkhart County incident
Posted: Oct 17, 2023 8:33 AM EST
ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. - A construction worker died in Elkhart County on Friday after getting caught in machinery, according to the Elkhart County Coroner.
The coroner identified the victim as 49-year-old Rodolfo Nunez of Decatur, Indiana.
Around 3 p.m., emergency crews responded to the 17000 block of U.S. 20, where they learned Nunez was cleaning a paving machine when he got caught in the auger.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The coroner deemed the incident accidental.
