WOOD COUNTY, WV. (THECOUNT) — David Kenneth Hearing, of Marietta, Ohio, has been identified as the victim in a fatal workplace incident in Wood County, West Virginia.

Hearing, 55, was killed in a freak accident near Williamstown Monday morning.

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According to reports, the deadly incident occurred at Baron Blakeslee, located at 200 Armstrong Ave in Williamstown around 9:00 a.m. Monday.

The accident remains under investigation.

Baron Blakeslee manufactures standard and custom precision cleaning equipment, according to the company’s website.

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Geo quick facts: Wood County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 86,956, making it West Virginia’s fifth-most populous county. Its county seat is Parkersburg – Wikipedia.