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Last updated on Monday, February 8, 2016
(MARTINSVILLE) - A Martinsville man was killed after the trailer he was working on fell on top of him Thursday afternoon.
According to Monroe County police, 37-year-old Steven Pauley died from his injuries.
Emergency crews were called to Hanna Xcavating at 1655 East Whisnand Road after a report of a man trapped under a trailer.
Police say Pauley was repairing an air valve on one of the triple-axle lowboy trailers used to haul excavation equipment when the trailer came down on top of him.
An IU Bloomington Hospital ambulance and Bloomington Township fire engine, which is only a half-mile from the property, were on the scene within minutes.
Pauley died before help arrived.
The Monroe County Coroner's office has ruled the death an accident.
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