WARSAW, INDIANA
A worker at a processing plant in Warsaw was injured in an
accident on the plant's loading docks.
According to a news release from the Kosciusko County
Sheriff’s Department, deputies and emergency personnel responded today at
approximately 11:02 a.m. to the location of the Creighton Brothers Processing
Plant, 6500 West Crystal Lake Road, Warsaw, in regards to a forklift accident.
Officers were initially advised that an employee was pinned underneath a
forklift near the loading-dock portion of the business.
Mentone and Multi-Township E.M.S. arrived at the scene and
located the victim, Arnold Shepherd, 52, Warsaw, who had a visible open
compound fracture and injury to both legs. Shepherd was immediately transported
to Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, in serious condition.
K.C.S.D. officials stated that a preliminary investigation
has determined that a semi-tractor/trailer had initially backed into the
loading dock area at the Creighton Brother Processing Plant, driven by Robert
Carlton, Burleson, Texas. Calrton purportedly noticed that he had backed his
trailer into the loading dock at a slight angle, and proceeded to pull forward
in an attempt to straighten the vehicle.
At apparently the same time, Arnold Shepherd had begun to
drive forward and into the enclosed semi-trailer unit with a forklift. During
the course of movements, the forklift fell from the open-end of the trailer.
Shepherd was subsequently ejected from the forklift and
pinned underneath the 2,000 lb. unit.
The Atwood Fire Department was initially dispatched to the
scene, as was a medical helicopter, but were both later disregarded as Shepherd
was extricated by scene personnel