OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221360290

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

NORFORK, AR· 2021-06-03T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Abrasion, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Contusion, Electric Shock, Electric current, Electrical, Electrical Work, Electrician, Electrocuted, Head, Inspecting, Ladder, Metal Ladder, Shock, Skull
NAICS: 221111
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345345128
Employer profile: U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Summary number: 221360290
Report ID: 0627100

Event description

Employee is killed after shock causes fall from ladder

Investigation abstract

At 3:30 p.m. on June 2, 2021, an employee was standing on a steel A-Frame ladder checking a plate for a grounding rod. The employee received an electric shock which caused him to fall to the ground. The employee died of multiple blunt force injuries, including head trauma, sustained in the fall.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 60 M

Event type
5

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