OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221467400
151892 - METROLINA GREENHOUSES, INC.
HUNTERSVILLE, NC·
Event description
Employee dies after injuring head in fall
Investigation abstract
At approximately 7:15 a.m. on May 24, 2022, an employee and three coworkers were of his injuries on May 26, 2022. preparing to install overhead grow lighting in a greenhouse. The greenhouse was dark, and illumination measured zero foot-candles. The employee and his three coworkers utilized 8 foot step-ladders on rolling plant tables, taking turns installing materials overhead and moved themselves along the length of the installation, by reaching and pulling the overhead 2-in x 2-in. square tubing. One of the coworkers heard a thud and found the employee unconscious and bleeding from his head, it is unclear if the fall was from a ladder or on the same level. The employee was transported to the hospital and died as a result
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 47 M
- Event type
- 6
- Occupation code
- 999
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