Plain Township child dies in earth-moving machine incident
Summary
Workplace Accident Hospital Stark Illinois in hospital Stark, Illinois: A 5-year-old child died in Plain Township, Ohio on Sunday after being injured in an incident involving a compact earth-moving machine operated by the father in the backyard of a home in the 2400 block of Bur Oak Street Northeast. The child was believed to have gone outside while the father was operating the machine, and the father found the child on the ground with severe injuries. The father transported the child to Mercy Hospital, where the child was pronounced dead; the father also sustained injuries when he jumped from the machine and was treated at the hospital. The Stark County Sheriff's Office and Stark County Coroner's Office are investigating.
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Plain Township child dies in earth-moving machine incident