SUFFOLK, Va. — A man who was seriously hurt after he was pinned under a forklift at work on Wednesday morning has died from his injuries, Suffolk officials said.
It happened just after 9 a.m. in the 300 block of Moore Avenue, in the loading dock area of a storage warehouse building at the Suffolk Industrial Park, according to the fire department.
"It takes specialized equipment, specialized training, to be able to make a lift out of a piece of equipment that someone is pinned or trapped underneath," said Chief Michael Barakey, Suffolk Fire and Rescue.
According to Barakey, bystanders had already started pulling the man, later identified as 30-year-old Raheem Shala Talley Jr. of Newport News, out from underneath the forklift. Rescue crews then took over, using specialized equipment to pull him out.
Medic teams performed advanced life-support care while stabilizing the heavy equipment. Talley was removed from the forklift and taken to the hospital.
On Wednesday afternoon, officials said Talley succumbed to his injuries.
The Suffolk Police Department said its Detective Bureau is investigating what caused the industrial accident.
