ORONO — A University of Maine employed was hurt when the snowplow he was driving rolled over on Friday night, a spokeswoman for the university confirmed Saturday.

The cause of the accident was not immediately known.

Robert Vachon, a worker in the facilities management department, was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, said university spokeswoman Margaret Nagle said. The status of his condition was not immediately available, Nagle said.

EMMC said it did not have a patient by the name Robert Vachon on Saturday.