OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221652258

FOUNDATION BUILDING MATERIALS, LLC

MARIETTA, GA· 2024-03-24T00:00:00

Event: Caught Between, Chest, Crushed, Drywall, Flatbed Trailer, Forklift, Head, Loading, Pinned, Roll, Sheetrock
NAICS: 444190
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347369936
Employer profile: FOUNDATION BUILDING MATERIALS, LLC
Summary number: 221652258
Report ID: 0418200

Event description

Employee is killed when crushed between forklift and trailer

Investigation abstract

At 12:40 p.m. on March 24, 2024, an employee was loading sheetrock/drywall material onto a flatbed trailer. He got off of the forklift and walked in front of the load. The forklift then apparently rolled forward, pinning him between the load and the trailer. The employee was killed due to crush injuries to the chest and head.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 44 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
883

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