November 7, 2016
“I can’t imagine the incredible loss this man’s family and friends felt when his first day on the job ended tragically,” said an OSHA official regarding a worker who was crushed to death by a mobile trailer.
Kathy Webb, OSHA area director in Calumet City, IL, said his death could have been prevented by using simple safety devices.
OSHA determined another worker inadvertently cut a hydraulic line that allowed the trailer to fall on the 58-year-old electrician as he worked beneath it at Advanced Mobility’s Monee, IL, facility.
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