Name released of worker dead at Indianapolis recycling plant

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Authorities have released the name of a 31-year-old maintenance worker who died in an accident at a recycling plant in Indianapolis.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department says the accident happened about 1:30 a.m. Thursday at the Plastic Recycling Inc. facility. The Indianapolis Star reports (http://indy.st/2eZDzHJ ) he's been identified as Michael Burris of Lebanon.

Police were told the man was apparently trying to unclog a recycling machine when it turned on while he was inside and crushed him. The Marion County coroner's office says that Burris died of blunt force injuries to his head, body and extremities.

Fred Reed, the plant's general manager, says the machine melts and compresses fluffy, light-weight plastic into dense pellets that are sold to factories that make picture frames and other plastic goods.

Authorities are investigating.

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Information from: The Indianapolis Star, http://www.indystar.com