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IPL: Contractor killed at Eagle Valley construction site

MORGAN COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) – A contractor was killed Wednesday morning after an accident near Martinsville, Indianapolis Power and Light Company confirmed.

According to a release from IPL, the contractor died at the Eagle Valley construction site of a new combined-cycle gas turbine power station.

The Morgan County coroner confirmed the man’s identity as 50-year-old Rickey Brewer of Danville. The death was ruled accidental and the cause was blunt force trauma.

No others details were immediately available about the incident.

“Safety remains IPL’s top priority, and we will continue working with emergency personnel to confirm details regarding the incident,” the release read.