INCIDENT Fuyao forklift operator Ricky Patterson, 57, of Dayton died early March 22 after he was trapped between his forklift and a pallet holding more than 2,000 pounds of glass, according to police. Video at the West Stroop Road plant captured the moment. The video shows the pallet of glass shifted forward, according to police records. “Patterson then walks in between the forklift and the glass, grabs a strip cutter, and cuts the west side strap, causing the glass to crush him in the forklift.” Multiple Fuyao employees assisted with containing the pallet of glass and extracting Patterson from the forklift. NEED TO KNOW It is […]
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