Crime & Safety

Forklift Accident Kills Man In Bucks County: Report

The fatal industrial accident was reported Wednesday near a Bensalem loading dock.

A forklift accident Wednesday in Bensalem claimed the life of a 52-year-old man, the Bucks County Courier Times reports.

The industrial accident was reported shortly before noon at the 3600 block of Marshall Lane, according to Bensalem Township Fire Rescue.

The publication said the man died after a forklift fell on him near a loading dock at Combined Express Inc.

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CPR was perfomed on the scene, according to scanner reports. The man was later pronounced dead at Aria Health Torresdale campus in Philadelphia, the Courier Times said.

Authorities have not said why the equipment fell on the man, who has not been identified.

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OSHA is reportedly investigating. Patch has reached out to OSHA and we will update this story when we hear back.

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