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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221387426

MORRIS PAINTING INC

Event
Contact, Electrocuted, Painter, Power Lines, Transmission Tower, Unguarded Live Parts
NAICS
238320
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345503791
Employer profile
MORRIS PAINTING INC
Summary number
221387426
Report ID
0336000
Project type
C
Construction end-use
O

Event description

Employee is electrocuted and killed by contact with high vol

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on August 30, 2021, an employee worked to paint a metal transmission tower. The employee worked in a section with live, high voltage power lines. The employee made contact with the power lines, was electrocuted, and killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 27 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    789

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