A man was crushed to death by a semi-truck Friday at a trailer manufacturing company in what Hall County officials called an accident.
Employees at Cottrell in Gainesville were pushing a semi-truck out of a bay when Thi Ngoc Hoang’s foot got stuck underneath a wheel about 10:30 a.m., witnesses told the sheriff’s office. The 52-year-old was unable to get free and was eventually run over by the truck and crushed, sheriff’s office spokesman BJ Williams said.
By the time deputies arrived, county firefighters were already at the scene and Hoang had died, according to Williams.
“We are deeply saddened by the accident, and our thoughts and prayers are with the individual’s family,” CEO of Cottrell, Danny Zink, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution via email Monday. “We would like everyone to know that he was a loyal and highly valued 12-year employee who was very devoted and well respected, and he will be missed by the entire Cottrell family.”
Investigators determined the death was accidental. No criminal charges have been filed.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the incident.
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