Father of 6 killed while working at steel plant in Porter, Indiana, union says

PORTER, Ind. (WLS) -- A father of six was killed while working at a steel plant in northwest Indiana, officials with a steel workers union said.

The incident happened earlier this week at Cleveland Cliffs Burns Harbor Plant in Porter, Indiana, USW Local 9231 Director Mike Millsap said in a statement Saturday.

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A man, who was married and a father to six children, was killed in an accident while operating a pot hauler, Millsap said.

The person's age and name have not yet been released.

The exact nature of the deadly incident was not yet known.

ABC7 has reached out to local officials for more information.

This is a developing story.