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Keithville man killed in machine shop accident

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BOSSIER CITY, LA (KSLA) -

Bossier City Police say the death of a Keithville man at a local machine shop early Wednesday morning was an accident.

Police say 55-year-old Edward D. Bardwell was killed after his shirt became caught in a lathe he was operating at River Cities Machine in the 3400 block of Industrial Drive where he was employed.

Bossier City Fire Department personnel were called to the scene just before 7:30 a.m. Bardwell was pronounced dead at the scene.

An investigation by the BCPD Criminal Investigations Division has determined the cause of death to be accidental.

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