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Woman Crushed to Death at Plastics Factory

She died of multiple crush force injuries.

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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say a woman was crushed to death after getting stuck in a machine at a Fort Wayne plastics factory.

The Allen County sheriff's department says the incident occurred Sunday afternoon at Fort Wayne Plastics.

The Allen County Coroner's Office identified the woman Monday as 23-year-old Shacarra Lashae Houge of Fort Wayne. It says she died of multiple crush force Injuries.

WANE-TV reports the coroner's office ruled the death accidental.

Information from: WANE-TV, https://www.wane.com/ 

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