Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
UPDATE: 7:12 p.m., Thursday:
The man killed Thursday afternoon is said by authorities to be 49 years old and was working on a large construction trailer when it crushed him.
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Bristol Township police said they responded around 12:30 p.m. Thursday to the JW Transportation in the 2400 block of Durham Road for a reported industrial accident.
An initial investigation has determined the man was working under the edge of the large trailer that did not have wheels or an axle when the forklift holding it up rolled backwards. The man was killed when the trailer fell directly on him, police said.
U.S. Department of Labor Regional Public Affairs Deputy Director said Joanna Hawkins Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating the incident. She added JW Transportation has no prior OSHA violations.
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Local police and the coroner’s office are also investigating the man’s death. OSHA has up to six months to finish their probe.
Original Post:
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Authorities are investigating after a person was killed in an incident at a Bristol Township business.
Lt. Terry Hughes confirmed that one person was killed during a mishap with a large trailer at a truck repair shop in the 2400 block of Durham Road Thursday afternoon.
The incident was under investigation by detectives. Hughes said more information would be released once he consulted with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and his investigators.
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The name of the business where the fatal incident happened was not immediately released and LevittownNow.com was not initially successful in reaching representatives for the company.
The business is connected to Comstock’s Automotive & Transmission Repairs but has different owners, according to a man at the auto repair shop.
