QUITMAN, MISSISSIPPI—
Quitman Pellets
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Quitman Pellets, 252 Hickory Street, QUITMAN, MISSISSIPPI 39355 on — Fractures , affecting the Multiple body parts n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was doing repair work on an airlock when he stepped on a fiberglass skylight and fell through, landing on the facility's concrete floor. The employee's ankle, ribs, pelvis, and skull were fractured.
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