Two people were killed and two were injured Tuesday morning in a construction site accident in Calhoun, officials said.
When first responders arrived at 4617 Old Dalton Road in Floyd County about 9 a.m., they found two people with significant injuries who were later pronounced dead. The accident occurred in the area between LCCL Strawberry Farm and New Rosedale Road as a private driveway was being replaced.
“Initial reports indicate a flatbed truck was being loaded with asphalt at the top of a steep hill,” Floyd County police spokesman Sgt. Chris Fincher said. “At some point, the brakes are suspected of failing and the truck rolled forward.”
Police stated that while the truck was being loaded up the hill at the site, a small excavator was traveling downhill with a flagger on foot providing assistance. That Bobcat and flagger were struck by the truck from behind.
Cody Hauser, 19, of Cartersville, and John Hunter Lane, 21, of Kingston, were killed, Fincher confirmed.
Two men in the truck were also injured. The driver, Samuel Hancock, was flown to Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga with serious injuries, Fincher said. The passenger, Albert Starr, was taken to Atrium Health Floyd in Rome.
Six people were working at the paving site, operated by Kevin Gurley Incorporated, at the time. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officials are investigating.
This marks the second time in eight days workers have died at a North Georgia construction site.
On June 6, a Carrollton construction worker died near the Etowah River Bridge on U.S. 411 in Bartow County. Filogonio Ortiz, 54, was run over by a truck he had parked at the construction site, Bartow County Coroner Joel Guyton confirmed.
Crews were cleaning up and shutting down for the day, Guyton said. The truck apparently started to roll and Ortiz tried to stop it but was run over in the process.
Credit: Rome News-Tribune
Credit: Rome News-Tribune
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