Janesville worker dead after being hit by skid steer; OSHA investigating
February 6, 2021 5:33 PM Stephen Cohn
JANESVILLE, Wis. One person died Friday after they were hit by a skid steer while assisting a semi-truck driver at a loading dock.
According to Janesville police, officers responded around 3:45 p.m. to a commercial business on Barberry Drive for a workplace accident.
Police said the person who died was an employee of the business, while the skid steer driver was part of a private, contracted business hired to do snow removal on the property.
A police report said the injured employee was taken to a local hospital where they were pronounced dead.
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