A 21-year-old lady named Alyssa Drinkard died whereas trapped below a conveyor belt. Drinkard, who labored at golf cart producer Membership Automobile, was working the night time shift on the Georgia facility when she dropped her AirPods earbuds whereas on a conveyor belt. Whereas trying to get her AirPods, Drinkard was caught on the chain working beneath the conveyor belt and was rapidly “sucked” away from her co-workers corresponding to Fae’Zsha Smith who was unable to assist her.
Drinkard, not responsive, did have a pulse, and emergency personnel began to carry out life-saving measures earlier than she was positioned in an ambulance and transported to the hospital the place she handed away the subsequent morning. Her good friend and co-worker Fae’Zsha Smith had informed her to neglect chasing after the AirPods that fell contained in the conveyor belt. Earlier than reaching for them, Drinkard informed Smith, “‘It is OK, I will simply get new ones.” However she couldn’t resist attempting to get them out of the equipment.
Alyssa Drinkard, who died whereas attempting to retrieve her AirPods
Smith turned away and when she appeared again, her good friend was caught within the belt. Whereas the incident occurred final Friday, and remains to be contemporary in her thoughts, Smith continues to be traumatized by the picture she retains seeing of her good friend caught below the belt. Surveillance footage obtained by the authorities reveals Drinkard attempting to crawl beneath the conveyor belt with a purpose to save her AirPods solely to get snagged by the belt.
Membership Automobile staff toiling on the road that produces batteries for the corporate’s carts are warned to not put on jewellery and headphones, and to concentrate on their environment based on one worker. In an announcement, Membership Automobile stated, “First responders had been instantly notified, and we thank them for his or her fast response to supply medical care and transportation to the hospital the place the employee sadly later handed away.”
The corporate added, “Our honest condolences and ideas are with the household, mates and all impacted by this loss. We’re working with authorities and the contractor in an investigation to find out the details about what led to the incident.”
When you ever face an identical scenario, do the secure factor and simply purchase a brand new pair of AirPods. It’s not value your life to try to play the hero and retrieve them.