Wayne County officials investigating death of man found pinned under construction machine
The incident happened Wednesday afternoon in the town of Milton.
Police in Wayne County are investigating a man’s death after he was found pinned underneath a construction machine on Wednesday.
The incident was reported around 12:30 p.m. Feb. 12 in the 100 block of East North Street in Milton, Indiana, around 16 miles west of Richmond.
Sheriff’s deputies responding for a report of an unresponsive person found a man, later identified as 57-year-old Joseph Peggs of Cambridge City, Indiana, pinned beneath an overturned skid steer — a construction machine that’s often used for digging and landscaping.
First responders freed Peggs, who was pronounced dead at Reid Health hospital in Richmond a short time later.
“Although the initial investigation indicates that this was a tragic accident, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
