Crane accident injures 2 workers at Sewon America in LaGrange
LAGRANGE, GA (WTVM) -
LaGrange police told News Leader 9 two workers were injured at Sewon America, Inc. in LaGrange, GA. It happened ahead of 10:00 a.m. Friday.
Both workers were harnessed in, but because of their injuries, one was taken by helicopter on the Columbus Medical Center and also the other was flown to Atlanta Infirmary.
Police repeat the workers were in a basket lift doing maintenance work when a bridge crane hit the lift. Officials say this caused the lift to turn finished the workers within the basket.
Sewon may be the largest supplier to Georgia’s Kia Motors Automotive assembly plant in West Point, GA. The company makes stamped chassis, body components and decorative trim pieces.
Officials usually are not releasing the workers’ names presently, but officials say one worker was from Alabama along with the other was from your Atlanta area.
It also supplies Hyundai Corp. manufacturing facility in Alabama. The Korean-based firm opened its facility in 2008.
We’ll have the latest developments beginning on News Leader 9 at 5.