COLQUITT, GEORGIA—
Miller County Gin Company
Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Miller County Gin Company, 2170 Bellview Road, COLQUITT, GEORGIA 39837 on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was performing an inspection of the seed warehouse when they fell 30 feet from a catwalk to the ground. The employee sustained facial injuries and a compound fracture to the left femur.
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