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Jesse Thornton of Springtown Killed
SPRINGTOWN - Parker County Sheriff’s Investigators are looking into the apparent accidental death of a 69-year-old man in Springtown.
Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler said the incident occurred Monday shortly after 1 p.m. in the 4000 block of East Highway 199 at David’s Patio Limited.
The victim, Jesse Lewyn Thornton, of Springtown, was reported as working on a forklift with a fellow employee.
Sheriff’s investigators said Thornton was working on the forklift, with intentions to weld a plate and had removed two bolts from the lift. After removing the second bolt, investigators said the forks fell on Thornton’s head.
Employees told investigators they felt a faint pulse and attempted to clear his airway but Thornton was pronounced dead on the scene at 1:16 p.m. by LifeCare paramedics.
Thornton was born in Stroud, Okla. and was reportedly hired by David’s Patio Limited about three weeks ago as a welder/mechanic.
He leaves behind a wife and two adult children.
The preliminary sheriff’s investigation is being ruled as an accident, pending the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s autopsy report. The case will be referred to OSHA by sheriff’s investigators and Thornton’s employer.
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