Coroner identifies construction worker killed in Hamilton workplace accident
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Updated: Jul. 16, 2020 at 1:57 PM EDT
HAMILTON, Ohio (FOX19) - A construction worker was killed in a workplace accident in Hamilton Wednesday morning, police said.
A construction truck struck the worker on Eaton Avenue in front of Wilson Middle School about 7 a.m., according to Officer Richard Burkhardt, police spokesman. Crews were removing railroad tracks in the area this week.
The Butler County coroner identified the worker as 48-year-old Timothy Adkins.
Federal officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are investigating.
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