Virginia man, 24, crushed to death by ‘several hundred pounds’ of plate glass, report says
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Virginia man died last week after “several hundred pounds” of plate glass crushed him when he was moving it off a truck, a report said.
Damarcus Laquan Calloway, 24, was working at Virginia Glass Products in Ridgeway last Monday when a load of plate glass he was moving off a truck fell on him, Martinsville Bulletin reported. Calloway suffered trauma in the incident, Henry County Sheriff’s Capt. Wayne Davis told the newspaper on Tuesday.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A 24-year-old employee in Ridgeway, Va., was crushed by a load of plate glass on April 22, the sheriff's office said. (Google Maps)
Someone called 911 just before 6 p.m. and responding rescue personnel arrived minutes later.
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“Calloway was treated at the scene by members of Henry County Public Safety and Ridgeway Rescue Squad. He was subsequently airlifted to a North Carolina medical facility, where he was later pronounced dead,” Davis said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}It’s unclear if Calloway was working alone or with other employees. The “several, several hundred pounds” of plate glass allegedly pinned Calloway’s body to the ground, Davis told Martinsville Bulletin.
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Calloway’s death was ruled an accident.