TorHoerman Law Partner Alan Holcomb Featured in Media Coverage for Two Cobb County Workplace Injury Lawsuits

TorHoerman Law Partner Alan Holcomb Featured in Media Coverage for Two Cobb County Workplace Injury Lawsuits

Two wrongful death and serious injury lawsuits filed in Cobb County Superior Court are drawing attention to a pattern of preventable heavy equipment injuries at metro Atlanta worksites.

TorHoerman Law partner Alan Holcomb represents both families.

In Reyes Barrios v. Tag Grinding Services, Inc. et al., the family filed a wrongful death lawsuit after the 44-year-old was killed at a Marietta, Georgia vegetative waste recycling facility last July.

The complaint alleges an excavator operator lifted a debris pile without confirming the area was clear, trapping Reyes Barrios beneath it as he was untying a bundle of tree products to dispose of into a pit.

The suit names Tag Grinding Services, Inc. and Big Gulley, LLC as defendants.

In Gonzalez Valle v. MF Granite LLC et al., the family filed suit after a forklift tipped over on 20-year-old Gonzalez Valle at a Mableton granite fabrication facility last December.

Gonzalez Valle survived but sustained extensive injuries and is now legally incapacitated.

The complaint names MF Granite LLC and AC Granite Service LLC, alleging the tip-over was entirely preventable under basic stone-handling safety standards.

The cases are part of a broader pattern: according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report released in March of this year, 170 workers died from occupational injuries in Georgia in 2024, with 40 of those deaths involving contact with objects or equipment.

At TorHoerman Law, we represent victims of injustice and are committed to holding those responsible for preventable workplace tragedies accountable.

Coverage of the filings has appeared in Univision, Atlanta News First, and the Marietta Daily Journal.