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BSO DETECTIVES INVESTIGATE FATAL INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT
- PIO Number:
- 22-10-22
- BSO Case Number:
- 14-2210-000842
- Date:
- Oct. 20, 2022
- Time:
- 8:36 p.m.
- Jurisdiction:
- Port Everglades
- Place of Occurrence:
- 2000 block of Southeast 42nd Street, Port Everglades
- Victim(s):
- Odely Joseph, 51, 5/25/71, male, 813 Pennsylvania Ave., Ft. Lauderdale (DECEASED)
- Description of Incident:
Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit are investigating a fatal industrial accident at Port Everglades.
According to investigators, at approximately 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 20, BSO deputies and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue responded to an industrial accident near the 2000 block of Southeast 42nd Street in Port Everglades. When emergency crews arrived, they located an injured adult male aboard the Hohebank ship, where the incident occurred. Paramedics evaluated the male, later identified as 51-year-old Odely Joseph of Fort Lauderdale, and he was subsequently pronounced deceased on scene.
The preliminary investigation indicates a shipping container struck the victim prior to his death. The Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the cause and manner of death.
BSO homicide detectives and authorities with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are investigating the circumstances surrounding this fatality.
The investigation continues.
INVESTIGATORS:
Homicide Det. R. Schnakenberg, CID
Homicide Sgt. K. Forsberg, CID
THIS REPORT BY:
Gerdy St. Louis/PIO
10/24/22 1640
Port Everglades; BSFR
