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Elkhart Man Was Victim In Construction Site Accident, Coroner Says

Written on August 26, 2019 by Staff Reporter

Categories: Archive 2019, Public Records Archive 2019

First responders were called to a construction site in the area of 2000 W. Winona Ave., Warsaw, just before noon Friday, Aug. 23.

WARSAW — The person killed in a construction site accident Friday has been identified.

Cedric T. Barnett, 31, Elkhart, died at the scene after being run over by a front-end loader shortly before noon Friday at 2001 W. Winona Ave. Warsaw, according to Kosciusko County Coroner Tony Ciriello.

The front-end loader was moving in reverse at the time of the incident, according to police.

Investigators believe it was an accidental death. Representatives of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating the circumstances.

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