BREAKING: Woman dies after sustaining injuries at Recycling Center Monday
A St. Louis woman died Tuesday from injuries sustained in a forklift accident at the Isabella County Recycling Center Monday afternoon.
Sharon Welling, 52, died at Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, according to a press release from the Isabella County Sheriff’s Department. She was struck by a forklift carrying a recycling bin driven by Clarence Andrew Rose of Alma.
Welling suffered leg and pevlic injuries and was airlifted from the recycling center, 4208 E. River Road, to Grand Rapids.
County Administrator Tim Dolehanty, who also oversees the recycling center, said he was not sure how to describe the accident.
“It was a normal process, undertaken to move materials,” said Dolehanty. “The investigators are here looking into it.”
The sheriff’s department is also investigating the accident and need to submit a report, but it’s unclear if any charges will be pressed against Rose.
“It’s up to the prosecutor,” said Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski. “We have some things to do because it was a fatal accident.”
Dolehanty said they will also wait for investigators before they make any decisions regarding disciplinary action against Rose.
The incident will lead to the center reviewing their policies, Dolehanty said.
“We’ll be reviewing all our safety measures, that’s for sure,” he said.
