• Latest
  • Trending
  • All
  • News
  • Business
  • Lifestyle
the Club Car facility in Evans, Georgia

Woman Makes Fatal Mistake After Dropping AirPods at Golf Cart Facility, Declared Dead the Next Day

March 16, 2024
NEWT GINGRICH: Beyond The August Recess

NEWT GINGRICH: Beyond The August Recess

July 26, 2025
CBS Trades One 60 Minutes Liberal Insider For Another

CBS Trades One 60 Minutes Liberal Insider For Another

July 25, 2025
JENNY BETH MARTIN: No Amnesty: America’s Immigration System Must Respect The Rule Of Law

JENNY BETH MARTIN: No Amnesty: America’s Immigration System Must Respect The Rule Of Law

July 25, 2025
Dem Admits Party’s Epstein Files Attack Line Is ‘Bulls*it’

Dem Admits Party’s Epstein Files Attack Line Is ‘Bulls*it’

July 25, 2025
‘It’s Important We Send A Message’: Tom Homan Tells Stephen A. Smith Why Trump Admin Can’t Only Deport Criminals

‘It’s Important We Send A Message’: Tom Homan Tells Stephen A. Smith Why Trump Admin Can’t Only Deport Criminals

July 25, 2025
Arizona Woman Sentenced For Scheme Helping North Koreans Steal American Jobs

Arizona Woman Sentenced For Scheme Helping North Koreans Steal American Jobs

July 25, 2025
Corporate Media Mostly Sidestepping Russiagate Revelations For Torrent Of Trump-Epstein Coverage

Corporate Media Mostly Sidestepping Russiagate Revelations For Torrent Of Trump-Epstein Coverage

July 25, 2025
Carteles en México Usan Choques Con Camiones Para Atacar Autoridades

Carteles en México Usan Choques Con Camiones Para Atacar Autoridades

July 25, 2025
Cartel Gunmen in Mexico Use New Tactic to Hide Police Attacks — Fake Crashes

Cartel Gunmen in Mexico Use New Tactic to Hide Police Attacks — Fake Crashes

July 25, 2025
Trump Admin Returns Education Grants It Accused Of Funding Illegal Immigrants

Trump Admin Returns Education Grants It Accused Of Funding Illegal Immigrants

July 25, 2025
Democrats Using Time Off To Travel To Red States, Try Convincing People Trump’s Bad

Democrats Using Time Off To Travel To Red States, Try Convincing People Trump’s Bad

July 25, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Demands Answers On Migrant Children Rescued At Marijuana Farm

EXCLUSIVE: GOP Demands Answers On Migrant Children Rescued At Marijuana Farm

July 25, 2025
  • Donald Trump
  • State of the Union
  • Elon Musk
  • Tariffs
  • Congress
  • Faith
  • Immigration
Saturday, July 26, 2025
  • Login
IJR
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls
No Result
View All Result
IJR
No Result
View All Result
Home FaithTap

Woman Makes Fatal Mistake After Dropping AirPods at Golf Cart Facility, Declared Dead the Next Day

by Western Journal
March 16, 2024 at 1:09 pm
in FaithTap, News
250 2
0
the Club Car facility in Evans, Georgia

the Club Car facility in Evans, Georgia (WJCL / video screen shot)

491
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The American flag outside an electric golf cart manufacturer’s facility in Evans, Georgia, flew at half-staff this week in memory of a worker there who died after getting caught in the plant’s machinery.

Around 9:40 p.m. on March 8, 21-year-old Alyssa Drinkard dropped her AirPods under a conveyor at the plant and ducked under it in an attempt to retrieve them, according to WRDW-TV.

The chain moving the conveyor caught her instead, and efforts by a co-worker to extract Drinkard from the machinery were unavailing.

She called maintenance to get the machine shut down, and then workers started disassembling it to free Drinkard.

Someone called 911, and first responders cut the frame around the conveyor to get at Drinkard. When they did, Drinkard still had a pulse, though she didn’t appear to be breathing.

They tried to save her, but she was pronounced dead at Doctors Hospital just before 6:00 a.m. Saturday, according to The Augusta Press.

The co-worker who saw it all happen told WRDW several days later that she couldn’t “stop reliving it.”

“But she’ll always remember Drinkard as someone who was always so kind, quiet and the sweetest friend,” the outlet reported.

Social media reports noted claimed that Drinkard had been “decapitated” in the incident, a claim Maj. Steve Morris of the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office would neither confirm nor deny to The Augusta Press.

However, as the Press noted, the presence of a pulse and the facts that lifesaving efforts were made and that Drinkard was transported to the hospital before being declared dead would seem to indicate that decapitation was not the most likely cause of death.

“Friday evening, a contract labor worker experienced a critical injury while working at our main manufacturing facility in Evans,” Club Car said in a statement cited by the Press. “First responders were immediately notified, and we thank them for their quick response to provide medical care and transportation to the hospital where the worker unfortunately later passed away.

“Our sincere condolences and thoughts are with the family, friends and all impacted by this loss,” the statement added. “We are working with authorities and the contractor in an investigation to determine the facts about what led to the incident.”

A report from the sheriff’s office obtained by the Press noted that the co-worker who attempted to help Drinkard when she was pinned beneath the conveyor was FaeZsha Smith.

“I arrived at the listed location and observed Alyssa Drinkard pinned under the conveyor at her workstation,” the report read, according to the Press. “She did not appear to be breathing. EMS and Fire arrived on the scene at the same time and began life-saving measures. They freed Alyssa by cutting the metal frame from around the conveyor and pulling her out. Once they got Alyssa out, they said she still had a pulse and transported her to Doctors Hospital for further treatment.

“Once EMS left with Alyssa, I went back inside and spoke with an employee, FaeZsha Smith, who was working with her when she was injured. Smith said Alyssa dropped her Air Pods below the conveyor, and when she got under the machine to get them, she got caught by the chain that moves the conveyor.

“Smith said due to the way Alyssa was pinned, she was not able to get her out, so she called for maintenance to come and shut the machine down. They began taking it apart once the machine was down and called 911.”

Authorities have reviewed surveillance footage of the accident and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was expected to examine Drinkard’s body to determine a precise cause of death, the Press reported.

Workers on the cart battery cell production line are routinely warned about wearing jewelry and headphones, one employee told the outlet.


This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

Tags: Deathemergencies and accidentsfirst respondersGeorgiainvestigationU.S. News
Share196Tweet123
Western Journal

Western Journal

Advertisements

Top Stories June 10th
Top Stories June 7th
Top Stories June 6th
Top Stories June 3rd
Top Stories May 30th
Top Stories May 29th
Top Stories May 24th
Top Stories May 23rd
Top Stories May 21st
Top Stories May 17th

Join Over 6M Subscribers

We’re organizing an online community to elevate trusted voices on all sides so that you can be fully informed.





IJR

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Trusted Voices On All Sides

  • About Us
  • GDPR Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Editorial Standards & Corrections Policy
  • Subscribe to IJR

Follow Us

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Politics
  • US News
  • Commentary
  • World News
  • Faith
  • Latest Polls

    Copyright © 2024 IJR

Top Stories June 10th Top Stories June 7th Top Stories June 6th Top Stories June 3rd Top Stories May 30th Top Stories May 29th Top Stories May 24th Top Stories May 23rd Top Stories May 21st Top Stories May 17th