A man working at a construction site on the Northwestern University campus in Evanston who died after he was struck by a beam that fell from six stories up this morning has been identified.
The beam was knocked loose by a construction crane and struck the worker, causing head and chest injuries, according to a City of Evanston press release.
Michael Kerr, 57, of the 2400 block of Hart Street in Dyer, Ind., was pronounced dead at 8:55 a.m. at NorthShore University Hospital in Evanston, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.An autopsy for Kerr is scheduled for Friday.
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