A forklift operator was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon when the machinery overturned and landed on him, according to the Cobb County fire department.
Co-workers were able to use other machinery to remove the forklift from the man, Lt. Dan Dupree told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The man, whose name was not released, was transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital with serious injuries, Dupree said.
The incident happened shortly before 2 p.m. at the At-Pac facility located on JVL Industrial Drive, off Shallowford Road near Marietta. The company manufactures scaffolding, according to its website. An email to the company regarding the incident was not immediately returned Wednesday afternoon.
OSHA was notified of the incident, Dupree said.
Nearly 100 workers are killed and another 20,000 are seriously injured each year in the U.S. in forklift-related incidents, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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