Lawsuit claims man fell into a landfill pit

Oconee County is named defendant in lawsuit alleging negligence at the county’s landfill on the Wells Highway.  Filed yesterday for Garrett Nathan Sanford in the Common Pleas Court, the lawsuit alleges that on December 14, 2020, Sanford unloaded a trailer of limbs and other yard debris, but lost his footing on loose dirt near the edge of the dump pit and fell 20 feet to the bottom.  That resulted in what were called                                               significant personal injuries and damages to Sanford.  Jury trial is requested; the plaintiff seeks actual and other damages.