OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221721558

157838 - LSC ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS, LLC

LENOIR, NC— 2024-11-19T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Catwalk, Cleaning, Concrete Floor, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Head, Hip, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Opening, Roof, Roof Opening, Skylight, Unguarded, Walking Surface, Work Surface
NAICS: 321999
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347898447
Employer profile: 157838 - LSC ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS, LLC
Summary number: 221721558
Report ID: 0453720

Event description

Employee sustains head trauma in fall from roof, later dies

Investigation abstract

On November 19, 2024, an employee working for a specialty mulch manufacturer was cleaning and performing maintenance along with three coworkers. The crew was working on a catwalk on the roof of the plant. The employee stepped off of the catwalk and fell through a skylight approximately 20 feet. The employee landed on a baling machine and fell to the concrete floor below. The employee was transported by ambulance and helicopter to the hospital where he was admitted to the ICU with significant head trauma and a possible hip injury. On November 22, 2024, the employer reported that the employee was taken off life support and died later the same day.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
999

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