Florida man crushed to death by bulldozer while using porta-potty, authorities say

A Florida man was crushed to demise by a bulldozer final week whereas he was utilizing a porta-potty, in accordance with authorities. 

Aaron Henderson, 40, was killed Friday night whereas he was working as a site visitors management contractor on the North Central Landfill in Polk County, the Polk County Sheriff’s Workplace stated. 

Henderson had been working as a “spotter” on the website, offering site visitors management to incoming and outgoing dump vehicles from the bottom as they dumped trash within the landfill, FOX 13 Tampa Bay reported. 

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The freak accident occurred as staff on the website have been on the brink of put away their gear and shut down the ability.

The bulldozer operator began driving up an embankment to park for the evening at a heavy gear staging space, however its entrance blade was elevated far sufficient to dam a part of its entrance view, deputies stated.

When the bulldozer reached degree floor, the driving force turned the motorized machine, heard a loud crumble, and observed he went over the porta-potty, which he was unaware was close to the staging space, FOX 13 reported. 

“He instantly exited the bulldozer and ran in direction of the porta-potty to see if anybody was within it,” a sheriff’s workplace spokesperson instructed St. Petersburg’s WTSP-TV. “At the moment, he noticed Henderson unresponsive contained in the porta-potty.”

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The foreman responded and dialed 911, deputies stated. Henderson died on the scene. 

Aaron Henderson was crushed to demise by a bulldozer on Friday, in accordance with the Polk County Sheriff’s Workplace
(Polk County Sheriff’s Workplace)

Henderson, a father of three, was employed to work on the landfill a number of weeks in the past, FOX 13 reported. 

“He got here up within the streets somewhat bit and he was uninterested in residing like that,” his older brother Lenard Henderson instructed the station. “He wished to have a accountable and be a accountable individual.”

Native leaders stated his demise was the primary fatality on the North Central Landfill.

“The landfill is a dynamic, industrial setting with motion of lots of of vehicles coming to unload heavy gear on the landfill all day lengthy,” County Supervisor Invoice Beasley instructed WTSP-TV. “We now have by no means skilled something like this right here.”

The Occupational Security and Well being Administration (OSHA) was contacted, and an post-mortem will probably be carried out at a later date, although deputies stated it seems to be a tragic, industrial accident. 

The Occupational Security and Well being Administration (OSHA) emblem seen displayed on a smartphone in an illustration on Aug. 24, 2020. 
((Photograph Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Photographs/LightRocket by way of Getty Photographs))

The landfill is situated about 55 miles southwest of Orlando.