HARDIN COUNTY, KY. (THECOUNT) — Lance Winemiller of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, has been identified as the victim in a freak workplace accident in Hardin County Tuesday.

Winemiller, 24, was killed while working at Metalsa, which produces automotive parts in Elizabethtown on early Tuesday.

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According to reports, first responders arrived to 750 N. Black Brand Road on reports of an injured worker around 3 a.m. Tuesday morning. When they arrived, Winemiller was found injured after apparently being struck by a forklift.

Winemiller died as a result of his injuries.

No further details were immediately made available.

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Geo quick facts: Hardin County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is Elizabethtown. The county was formed in 1792 – Wikipedia.