Mississippi City Worker Dies of Injuries From Fall

January 10, 2013

Greenwood city employee has died of injuries suffered in December fall, says Mayor Carolyn McAdams.

McAdams tells the Greenwood Commonwealth that 52-year-old Johnny Holt died this past week in a Jackson, Miss., hospital.

McAdams says Holt, employed in the public works department, fell Dec. 12 while replacing a stop sign at the city intersection and hit his head on the ground.

McAdams says the accident is being investigated by the city’s worker’s compensation insurance carrier.