Worker Injured in Accident at Vista Metals In Adairsville

ADAIRSVILLE, GA -- An employee was injured Tuesday afternoon in a workplace accident in Bartow County.

Crews with Bartow County Emergency Emergency Medical Services responded to the call at Vista Metals at 800 Martin Luther King Drive in Adairsville.

Crews arrived on the scene to find a man "partially trapped in the forklift," said spokesperson Brad Cothran.

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Cothran said the forklift tilted forward, throwing the man head first into the windshield. The patient complained of having no feeling in his arms or legs.

Emergency personnel requested a medical helicopter for transport and as the man was being loaded into the helicopter, he reported the sensation of tinging in his extremities.

The patient was airlifted to Erlanger hospital in Chattanooga for treatment. Return to Patch for updates.

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