GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WKYT) - One person is dead and another is hurt after an industrial accident in Kentucky.

The Scott County Coroner announced on Facebook that there was an industrial accident at International Crankshaft in Georgetown.

Georgetown Police Chief Josh Nash says the incident happened early Saturday morning.

The Scott County Coroner says the person killed was a contractor conducting maintenance on an industrial machine at International Crankshaft.

Chief Nash says one person was hospitalized in connection with the incident, but could not disclose their condition.

In the announcement, the Coroner says the identity of the person killed is not ready for disclosure, as the office is still trying to make contact with the victim’s family.

This is a developing story.

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