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Man dies at home construction site west of Indianapolis

AVON, Ind. (AP) - A 21-year-old central Indiana man has died at a construction site west of Indianapolis, authorities said.

Braxton Lee Lynch of Lebanon man was pronounced dead as a result of injuries sustained in what appeared to be an accident involving a piece of excavating equipment, the Hendricks County Sheriff's Office said.

The incident occurred around noon Tuesday at a residential construction site in Avon, deputies said.

The Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the incident.

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