An employee at International Paper’s Natchez mill received injuries to his back and head after falling off a catwalk Thursday evening.

Edward &uot;Skeeter&uot; Wilson, of Natchez, was transported to Jackson and was listed in stable condition in the SICU at University Medical Center.

International Paper did not report the accident to the Adams County Sheriff’s Department and could not be reached for comment Friday.

&uot;It concerns us that we weren’t notified,&uot; said Adams County Sheriff Tommy Ferrell.

Ferrell said it is customary for all industrial accidents to be reported but he figured it was just an oversight probably related to the emergency of the situation.

Often in these cases, industries tend to call law enforcement several days after the accident to investigate the site, he said.

Since the accident was not reported, Ferrell could not speak specifically about the details but he said he did not believe the fall was anything but an accident.

Commander Stan Owens, with the Natchez Fire Department, said firefighters were on standby at about 8 p.m. Thursday as Wilson was transported by helicopter to Jackson.