COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Police in central Ohio say a man has died after he was electrocuted at a Columbus factory.

Columbus police say the accident happened shortly around 12:15 a.m. Friday at ITC Manufacturing. The plant makes steel wire and other wire products.

Officers tell local media that the worker reached into a piece of machinery and then suffered an electric shock. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died. 

Police say they are investigating the accident. Officials didn't immediately release the man's name or other details Friday.