An incident of lifting trolleys cost a construction worker at the Hyundai Metaplants complex near Savannah, Ga., On May 20, the third mortality recorded on the electric vehicle production campus in just over two years.
Local media reports cited by the Bryan County Sheriff’s office say that the incident occurred on a plant that is being built for HL-GA BATTERY COMPANY, a joint company formed by Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solutions to produce batteries for electric vehicle manufacturing operations on the site. The victim, a 27 -year -old man who worked for a project subcontractor, died when he was hit by a load that unexpectedly fell as he was downloaded from the forklift. The victim’s businessman was not identified. No other injuries were reported.
The Health and Health Administration at U.S. work is investigating the incident. In a statement expressing condolences to the worker’s family, friends and colleagues, LG Energy Solutions noted that “the health and safety of our largest team is our highest priority and we are committed to following all occupational industrial health and safety policies. Together with our subcontractor and relevant authorities, we are fully supporting an exhaustive investigation to determine the main cause of the incident and the main cause of the incident. accidents in the future. ”
The fatality occurred less than two months after another incident related to the battery plant forklifted the death of a 45 -year -old subcontractor employee. This incident also remains in investigation.
Hyundai appears as architect and general contractor for the 11 $ 7.6 million facilities of metaplants, which occurred in the late 2022. About six months later, in April 2023, Victor Javier Cajija Gamboa, 34, died while died while accessing the upper beam of a structural steel frame open for 16 million feet Assembly.
According to Osha’s research report, the employee lost his balance as he walked through the I-Beam steel. The beam cut off the fall of personal fall and the employee fell 60 feet to the ground. The report concluded that the employee was assassinated due to a strong strength trauma, and that more than $ 20,000 for safety violations were penalized, which included voluntary and serious violations. Osha also added oriental builders to his serious rapist execution program, he reported Enr.
According to local media, Osha has opened at least 15 research related to activities at the 2,906 hectares. In addition to the three fatalities, according to incidents, the employees affected by moving objects, falls, an electrocution, and in March of this year, an explosion of pipes that caused severe, but non -fatal injuries, have been included.
Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America celebrated the Grand Opening of the Facility on March 26, and the first Hyundai vehicles have already shot the assembly line. The installation has an initial annual production capacity of 300,000 units, in addition to the capacity for later expansion, according to the company. The HL-GA battery plant is expected to begin the full operation next year. According to Hyundai, the metaplant will be fed entirely by renewable energy, including 5.2 solar energy megavatios generated by solar panels positioned at almost 1,900 parking vehicles.
