OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221617582
CARDINAL GLASS INDUSTRIES, INC.
BUFORD, GA·
Event description
Employee is killed when crushed under lift
Investigation abstract
At 3:15 a.m. on November 16, 2023, Employee #1 was installing conduit inside a pit area of the lift table. The lift table was newly installed but needed conduit to protect wires from glass cuts. As Employee #1 was installing conduit, the lift table began to move downwards, trapping Employee #1 in between the machinery and the floor. Employee #1 suffered injuries related to being crushed, which resulted in a fatality.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 36 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 519
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