Employee found dead inside chemical tank at Elizabethtown plant
By Alex Suckow
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ELIZABETHTOWN, Kentucky (WLKY) — A 59-year-old man was found dead inside a chemical storage tank at his job in Elizabethtown, police said.
Elizabethtown police said they received a call around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday that Franklin Logsdon, of Campbellsville, a longtime employee at Metalsa, was missing and had never clocked out from his shift.
The company searched for him and found some of his belongings near a chemical storage tank, police said.
When the tank was drained, they found Logsdon’s body inside.
Elizabethtown police said no foul play is suspected and called it a “tragic accident.”
Metalsa is a manufacturer of automotive components specializing in chassis structures for light and commercial vehicles. It is located on North Black Branch Road.
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