Buford, GA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Buford CG
Injury · Death
At a glance
On , an injury at Buford CG in 600 Heraeus Blvd, Buford, GA 30518 resulted in death. Employee was facilities Technician in manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Buford CG
- Parent company
- Cardinal CG
- Street
- 600 Heraeus Blvd
- City
- Buford
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30518
- On-site location
- Other Business
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Death (code 1)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Date of death
Before the incident
Installing Conduit onto electrical wires
What happened
The maintenance employee was instructed to install a conduit over electrical wires under the new lifting platform installed in a pit-type area. EE lowered the lift platform and entered the pit by stepping onto the platform and entering through the gaps on the side of the pit see attached pictures. The EE went under the platform to install the conduit when the platform gave way and crushed the EE. Another maintenance employee noticed that when he called the injured employee on the radio there was no response. at this point there was a call on the handheld radios that the employee was not responding and all hands on deck went over to the incident area to find the EE trapped between the lift and platform. Maintenance personnel put straps on the lift and began removing the platform from the EE with a forklift. Once there was clearance to safely remove the EE was removed. EE was removed and first aid was given along with CPR because there was no response. 11 [REDACTED] - OSHA notified of in
Injury or illness
Crush-Pressure From an Object or Squeezing
Object or substance involved
Lifting Platform
Summary line
Crush Pressure From an Object or Squeezing to Left and Right Chest Ribs caused by Lifting Platform
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Facilities Technician
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 327215: Manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 213
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 417,667
- EIN
- 411989305
- Establishment ID
- 726052
- Employer case #
- IN-2023111
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 15:10
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-06
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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