JUNE 30, 2015
GRANITE FALLS, NC (WBTV) -
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) is expected to investigate the Monday afternoon death of a man at
Jordan-Holman Lumber Company in Granite Falls. Police Chief Ritch
Bolick says it "was a tragic accident involving a forklift."
Bolick
says the man, later identified as 55-year-old Steven George Dolgas, was
run over by the forklift, which apparently was in reverse. Few details
are being released, says the chief, because few details are known yet.
What
they do know is that the forklift was not carrying a load at the time
of the accident. There were no witnesses to what happened and Dolgas was
believed to be driving the forklift.
The chief said surveillance
cameras at the lumber yard may have caught the accident, and that
authorities will be looking at that.
As soon as Dolgas was found, 911 was called and paramedics rushed to the scene, but it was too late.
"There was nothing that could be done to save him," said Bolick.
The
lumber yard is on the north side of Granite Falls along Highway 321-A.
Employees could be seen gathering near the front gate in the late
afternoon, also trying to gather information about what happened.
The chief said Dolgas had been associated with the company for a long time.
"I would just ask for prayers for his family and for the people here," said Bolick.
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State
officials are investigating if any safety or health standards were
violated after a forklift accident killed a worker Monday afternoon in
Caldwell County.
Steven Dolgas, 55, was found outside the forklift
by a fellow employee at Jordan-Holman Lumber Company in Granite Falls
around 2:45 p.m.
The employee immediately called 911 but Dolgas was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities said they are reviewing security cameras at the facility.
