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...AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY HAS BEEN DECLARED...

The officials at the Indiana Department of Environmental
Management have called for an Air Quality Action Day on Saturday
June 3 for the following Indiana counties...

Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Daviess, Delaware, Greene,
Hamilton, Hendricks, Howard, Knox, Madison, Monroe, Randolph,
Shelby, Tippecanoe and Vigo.

This Air Quality Action Day will be in effect from 1200 AM to
1159 PM.

An Air Quality Action Day means that a combination of the high
temperatures, light winds, and other factors, are expected to
produce conditions where high levels of ozone emissions may exceed
federally mandated standards.

Here are some recommended actions that the public can take to reduce
ozone forming emissions:

* Walk, bike, carpool or use public transportation.
* Avoid using the drive-through and combine errands into one trip.
* Avoid refueling your vehicle or using gasoline-powered lawn
equipment until after 7pm.
* Turn off your engine when idling for more than 30 seconds.
* Conserve energy by turning off lights or setting the air
conditioner to 75 degrees or above.
AP

Worker dies after becoming pinned in machinery at Indiana steel plant

Authorities say a Fort Wayne man has died in an industrial incident at a northeastern Indiana steel plant

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 By Chris Essex

BUTLER, Ind. (AP) — A Fort Wayne man died early Friday in an industrial incident at a northeastern Indiana steel plant, authorities said.

Investigators believe Kevin Hartsock was working on machinery at the Heidtman Steel plant in Butler when he became pinned inside it, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office said.

First responders say Hartsock was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident occurred around 2 a.m., the sheriff's office said.

The cause of death was not immediately released.

A receptionist at the plant said the Toledo, Ohio-based company had no immediate comment due to the pending investigation.

U.S. Department of Labor data shows another workplace death occurred at the plant around midnight on Dec. 22, 2020, WPTA-TV reported.

“The employee suffered fatal injuries when a steel coil he was lifting with a crane swung out and pinned him against another stack of coils,” a Labor Department report said.

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