Arkansas construction employee dies in crane accident, company says

A construction worker died in a crane accident in Northwest Arkansas on Thursday, the company's president confirmed Friday.

Cory Hale, 48, was setting up a crane at a cellphone tower north of Wheeler in rural Washington County, Multi-Craft Contractors President Rick Barrows said.

The circumstances of his death are still under investigation, Barrows said.

"We are devastated by the loss of one of our MCC family members," he added.

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