OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221506520

152992 - SOUTH MASONRY CORP

WAKE FOREST, NC— 2022-10-17T00:00:00

Event: Drown, Drowning, Forklift, Lift operator, Overturn, Pinned, Water, Water Well
NAICS: 238140
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346293897
Employer profile: 152992 - SOUTH MASONRY CORP
Summary number: 221506520
Report ID: 0453710

Event description

Employee drowns when pinned under water

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 noon on October 17, 2022, an employee was operating a JCB Rough Terrain forklift when it overturned into a retention pond, pinning him in approximately 18-inches of water. The employee drowned.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
999

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