Construction Accidents: Worker Hurt in Madison

James Grissom, 33, a construction worker who was hurt in an on-site accident that left him trapped beneath a large piece of machinery, is in fair condition at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Grissom was injured when the compactor rolling machine that he was using rolled on top of him.

Worker injured in Madison in fair condition

According to a news release from the Madison Police Department, Grissom had been using the compactor on a slope when the accident occurred and fellow workers used a backhoe to lift the machine off Grissom. Grissom works for Real Dirt Inc. of Vicksburg. The job site foreman told police that he plans to notify OSHA of the accident.