OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14541957
NORDAHL CONSTRUCTION, INC.
AUGUSTA, GA·
Event description
One employee killed, one injured when struck by lightning
Investigation abstract
At approximately 3:15 p.m. on June 3, 1987, Employees #1 and #2 were using woode n sledgehammers to drive in foundation stakes for a single-family house. When a thunderstorm approached, they sat in their trucks to wait it out, resuming work once the rain stopped. A second thundercloud suddenly appeared, and a bolt of li ghting struck Employees #1 and #2. A crew that was unloading concrete nearby cam e to their aid. Employee #1, age 18, was killed and Employee #2 was hospitalized . The site of the accident was the highest elevation in a cleared field, with an overlook that was clear for miles.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 18 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 32
- Occupation code
- 869
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 17
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 32
- Occupation code
- 554
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 17
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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