Crime & Safety
Man Killed In Industrial Incident In Morris: Coroner
It appears that 33-year-old Steven Hurst became entrapped between the trailer and the truck being loaded, Grundy County's Coroner noted.
MORRIS — Grundy County Coroner John Callahan’s Office is investigating an industrial fatality in Morris at the Ritchie Brothers off Gore Road. Monday's tragedy happened around 11 a.m. and ended the life of a 33-year-old man from Trenton, Missouri.
Callahan’s office was notified by the Morris Hospital Emergency Room of the worker's death.
Preliminary investigation indicates 33-year-old Steven W. Hurst was loading a dump truck onto a transport trailer. There was no one with Hurst at the time of the incident, therefore it is unclear at this time exactly what happened, authorities revealed.
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"However, it appears Mr. Hurst became entrapped between the trailer and the truck being loaded," Callahan noted in his press release.
The Missouri worker was freed by an employee of Ritchie Brothers and taken to Morris Hospital by Morris EMS, where he died.
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Hurst worked for a transportation company in Tennessee, according to the coroner.
The incident remains under investigation by Callahan’s Office and OSHA.
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