A worker was critically injured in an industrial accident at the U.S. Gypsum plant in Jacksonville, FL. The worker is said to have life-threatening injuries after a 2-piece ton of equipment fell on his head. Two employees were working on a cam gear drive when both employees reportedly thought the other one had attached the machine’s safety chain. One of the workers removed a bolt believing the equipment was suspended from a chain, but it fell on the second man. The two-ton piece of equipment became loose and fell around 5-feet onto one of the worker’s head.
"It came down and hit the victim on the head and pinned him below it until rescue could get there," said Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Sgt. Mike Perry. "The employee who was with him actually pulled the hoist, the cam box back off of him." The employee's name has not been released yet. Officials from OSHA and the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office are investigating the accident.
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