BLYTHEVILLE — Authorities say an employee of Nucor-Yamato Steel Co. was killed in an accident at the plant in Blytheville.
Nucor-Yamato officials said 34-year-old Jon Bishop died while performing maintenance Saturday night. Mississippi County Sheriff's Sgt. Jeremy Sharp said that Bishop and other employees were moving equipment when a strap broke and Bishop was pinned.
The body was sent to the state Crime Laboratory in Little Rock for an autopsy.
Nucor-Yamato released a statement expressing sympathy to Bishop's family and friends and saying the cause of the accident is still under investigation.