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Last updated on Monday, December 11, 2017
(LOUISVILLE, KY.) - Authorities are investigating the death of a man at a Ford truck plant in Kentucky.
Media outlets report that police responded to Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville just before 1 a.m. Saturday. Officers found emergency personnel and Ford security attempting to save the man.
Louisville police spokesman Dwight Mitchell said in a statement that 41-year-old Ivan Bridgewater died at the scene "as a result of electrical shock."
Ford's Manufacturing and Labor Communications Manager Kelli Felker released the following statement Saturday afternoon on behalf of the company:
"We are deeply saddened by the death of an employee early this morning at Kentucky Truck Plant. Our condolences go out to his family, friends and co-workers during this difficult time.
We are cooperating with the investigation into the cause of death."
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