Injuries Cause Man’s death at Bridgestone Americas Plant in Graniteville
An accident at the Bridgestone Americas plant in Graniteville claimed the life of an employee Wednesday.
The Aiken County Coroner’s office says 58 year old Andrew Hobbs of Thomson was injured in a warehouse accident around 9:00 a.m. He died about four hours later at Augusta University Medical Center.
Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables said Hobbs’ death was caused by crushing injuries. An autopsy will be performed Thursday in Newberry.
Officials aren’t commenting yet on the cause of the accident.
Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.
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