Man injured in accident at PCA mill in DeRidder


LAKE CHARLES, La. (From news reports) - The Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating an accident at PCA in DeRidder.

According to Sheriff Mark Herford, a man was injured between a truck and a trailer. He was treated at a local hospital and was released.

Herford also said the man is not an employee of PCA.

PCA was fined $2.5 million in 2017 when three workers were killed in an explosion at the DeRidder mill.

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