Man killed after being hit by delivery container at Port Everglades

A person was killed following an industrial accident at Port Everglades earlier at this time.

Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Workplace Murder Unit are investigating the incident. In accordance with the police report, at 8:30 p.m., Thursday, October 20, BSO deputies and Broward Sheriff Hearth Rescue responded to an industrial accident close to the 2000 block of Southeast forty second Avenue in Port Everglades.

When emergency crews arrived, they positioned an injured grownup male aboard the Hohebank ship, the place the incident occurred. Paramedics evaluated the male, later recognized as 51-year-old Odely Joseph of Fort Lauderdale, and he was subsequently pronounced useless on scene.

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The preliminary investigation signifies a delivery container struck the sufferer. The Broward County Medical Examiner’s Workplace will decide the trigger and method of loss of life.

BSO murder detectives and authorities with the Occupational Security and Well being Administration (OSHA) are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.