Officers unable to revive mechanic crushed in truck yard
Posted 2021-05-08 14:00:31
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A mechanic was accidentally crushed at a truck yard in Washington on Thursday afternoon.
The incident happened on May 6th in King County.
According to KIRO 7 News, the mechanic was working on a trailer at SeaTac trucking company in the 18800 block of 16th Avenue South when he was accidentally crushed by the trailer.
Officers attempted CPR on the 62-year-old man when they arrived at the scene, but they were unable to revive him.
The man was pronounced dead on scene and the incident was declared an industrial ‘accident.’
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