OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221363112
102979 - NORTHERN METALS LLC
AUDUBON, MN·
Event description
Employee is killed when trailer contacts power line
Investigation abstract
On June 2, 2021, an employee was picking up a load of scrap metal at a customer's site. While unloading the empty container from the semi-truck and trailer, the trailer contacted a 12.5 Kv power line. The employee was killed when he was electrocuted by the energized line.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 43 M
- Event type
- 13
- Occupation code
- 999
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