Body of manufacturing employee found in chemical tank
The body of a longtime employee was found inside a chemical tank at the Metalsa manufacturing plant in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Travis Breese and Sarah Magin for WHAS11 reported that police were called when it was revealed that one employee, 59-year-old Franklin Logsdon, had never clocked out.
According to Alex Suckow for WLKY, the victim’s personal belongings were found close to a chemical storage tank. After the tank was drained, Logsdon's body was discovered.
Gina Clear for The News-Enterprise uncovered that accidents at the plant are not uncommon. According to Clear, this is the second death at the facility in slightly more than two years. The previous victim, Lance Winemiller, was hit by a forklift in June 2022 and suffered fatal injuries.
According to Metalsa’s website, the company produces automotive components, with an emphasis on chassis structure for light and commercial vehicles.
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During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
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