'Horrific': Mobile home crashes down on workers in Ohio; 1 killed, 1 critically injured
A mobile home came crashing down on a construction crew in Ohio on Monday, killing one worker and critically injuring another.
Both men, employed by K&M Transport were preparing a mobile home for a Tuesday removal when the air jacks holding the structure up failed in Fostoria, about 40 miles south of Toledo in northern Ohio, the Seneca County Sheriff's Office said.
When the air jacks failed, the house fell on two workers. Pieter J. Antoine Hamilton, 37, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other man, a 61-year-old man, had critical injuries.
“This tragic accident in our community is horrific for all that had to respond and for the witnesses as well," Sheriff Fredrick Stevens said in a statement.
"Our hearts and prayers go out to the family of the deceased male and the injured male fighting with critical internal injuries. Also, to the deputies, fire and EMS that were involved in pulling them out from underneath the mobile trailer."
The cause of both deaths has yet to be officially determined, but Sheriff Stevens shared with USA TODAY early Tuesday morning that “there was nothing suspicious about it and unless the coroner’s ruling provides different information, we consider it a tragic accident.”
USA TODAY has reached out to K&M Transport for comment.
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