Man Dies When he is Caught in Machinery in Georgia

Industrial accidents can be very serious and life-threatening. Tragically, a worker lost his life when he was caught in machinery in a recent accident in Dalton.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported the 51-year-old man died on the job in October when he was caught in a piece of machinery, officials said.

The victim was identified as Jesus Pimentel. He was an employee of Shaw Industries in Dalton.

The AJC report said he got caught between a moving part of a machine and a stationary steel I-beam, according to Whitfield County Coroner Greg Bates. Pimentel was pronounced dead at the scene.

Bates said the official cause of death was likely to be a blunt-force trauma injury to the head. Bates said Pimental was trying to get a piece of carpet or a similar material out of a machine. Another worker threw him a piece of rope. When he bent over to get it, he was caught in the machine.

The AJC noted Shaw Industries is a flooring products manufacturer. It is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Bruce Frazier, a Dalton police spokesman, said the death is accidental and police are not investigating it.

Our thoughts are with the family of the worker who tragically lost his life after he was caught in machinery.