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Worker identified in deadly construction accident on IU's Bloomington campus

Construction worker dies in accident at IU
Posted at 5:00 PM, Apr 25, 2018
and last updated 2018-04-26 23:22:04-04

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Monroe County Coroner released the identity Thursday of a construction worker who was killed in an accident on Indiana University's Bloomington campus.

Indiana University officials say a crew was working on a renovation project at Swain Hall on Wednesday when a construction worker was killed. No other injuries were reported as part of the accident. 

The man was part of a private contracting company hired by the university to do renovation work on the building.

He has been identified as William M. Brown Jr., 35, of Bloomington. The coroner says Brown died of blunt force trauma to the chest.

She says Brown was part of a crew that was moving a very large piece of limestone that was to be used as a header above an entryway when the accident occurred.

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