Employee Airlifted After Industrial Accident At McDavid Sawmill

October 3, 2020

An employee was critically injured in an industrial accident Friday night at the West Fraser Sawmill in McDavid.

The man in 20s was airlifted by ShandsCair medical helicopter to an area hospital about an hour after the initial call.

Details on the accident were not released.

Multiple Escambia Fire Rescue units, including a special operations team, were dispatched to the sawmill on Highway 29 in McDavid just before 10 p.m. The McDavid, Molino and Osceola stations of Escambia Fire Rescue and Escambia County EMS also responded.

NorthEscambia.com file photo.

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7 Responses to “Employee Airlifted After Industrial Accident At McDavid Sawmill”

  1. Therman Benson on October 3rd, 2020 10:49 pm

    I work at the mill and it was a hurtfully to all the employees that works there and to the family of him all pray goes out to yall

  2. John on October 3rd, 2020 1:54 pm

    God be him!

  3. Karen on October 3rd, 2020 1:43 pm

    Praying for this young man and his family.

  4. Concerned on October 3rd, 2020 11:47 am

    Prayers for the young man that was injured! May God heal him!

  5. Cj on October 3rd, 2020 10:21 am

    Oh no praying for this young man and his family

  6. Charlotte Rebecca Bates on October 3rd, 2020 9:12 am

    Praying for this young man, and praying for a fast recovery.

  7. Concerned on October 3rd, 2020 4:42 am

    Please pray. Horribly tragic. He’s going to need a lot of prayers.