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Person killed in workplace accident identified

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TAYLORSVILLE, KY (WAVE) – A workplace accident involving a piece of farm equipment in Spencer County has killed one person on the grounds of an elementary school.

According to Chief Toby Lewis of the Taylorsville Police Department, a 911 call was received at 11:10 a.m. about the accident which happened in a maintenance building of Taylorsville Elementary School.

Sources tell WAVE 3 that a bush hog mowing device was involved.

The Spencer County coroner has identified the victim as Wayne E. Howell, 60, of Taylorsville. Howell was an employee of the school system.

The cause of Howell's death has not been released. An autopsy will be performed Tuesday.

Officials are calling Howell's death a workplace accident.

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