A 59-year-old man has died after being trapped underneath a forklift at J & K Salvage in Spring Garden Township on Wednesday.
Joseph Kelly, of the 2000 block of Red Bank Road in Newberry Township, died of blunt force trauma to the head, according to the York County Coroner's Office. Cat Loader
Witnesses said the man was working on the forklift when it suddenly collapsed onto him around 7:40 a.m., the coroner's office reported. Although co-workers at the salvage yard were able to remove the forklift, the man died at the scene from his injuries.
OSHA is investigating, according to the coroner's office.
J & K Salvage did not comment.
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It marks the third accidental fatality this week in York County.
Gregory Henn, 35, of Peach Bottom Township, was pronounced dead on Sunday after a skid loader he was operating overturned and caught him in the equipment, according to the coroner's office. Authorities are not sure when the accident occurred.
He was not wearing a safety belt, the coroner reported.
On Monday, Justin Turrentine, 33, of Mechanicsburg died when his pickup crossed the double yellow line on Harmony Grove Road and collided with a dump truck in Dover Township.
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