(La Porte County, IN) - Authorities are investigating a workplace death that occurred Thursday night at Kingsbury Industrial Park.

The victim was identified as 44-year-old Christopher Searle of South Bend, whom La Porte County Coroner Lynn Swanson said was working on a robotic palletizer at Markman Peat before being caught between two parts on the machine.

So far, no further details have been released.

La Porte County Police Capt. Derek Allen said the investigation is now in the hands of the federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA).