Worker killed after getting caught in a machine at rubber and tire factory, police say

PLYMOUTH, Ind. (WNDU/Gray News) - An Indiana man died in a workplace accident, according to authorities.
The Plymouth Police Department said 30-year-old Marshall Hunt was killed just after midnight Friday.
Officials said they believe he became caught in a press at Hoosier Tire & Rubber.
The Marshall County Coroner said they will investigate along with Plymouth Police and OSHA.
Hoosier Tire & Rubber has had two serious safety violations in the last seven years, according to OSHA, but records of previous work-related deaths have not been found.
This is the second workplace accident in the Michiana region in recent weeks after another man died at a Lippert Components plant in Goshen.
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