LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man is dead after a workplace accident in southwest Jefferson County on Wednesday evening, according to Louisville Metro Police.

Third Division officers assisted the PRP Fire Department on a trench rescue, LMPD spokesperson Dwight Mitchell said.

It happened around 6 p.m. in the 7200 block of West Orell Road, near Lower River Road and Dixie Highway. 

It's unknown what company he worked for.

LMPD's Homicide Unit is conducting a death investigation into the incident.

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