MEIGS, GEORGIA—
Four Corners Gin Co., Inc.
Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Four Corners Gin Co., Inc., 169 Midway Church Road, MEIGS, GEORGIA 31765 on — Fractures, affecting the nonclassifiable.
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Final narrative
In the seed warehouse, an employee was cleaning seed off a catwalk while in a man-basket connected to a forklift. The employee fell approximately 25 feet from the basket to the ground and sustained broken bones.
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