OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221402183

L & R HOME IMPROVEMENT AND REMODELING LLC

ARLINGTON, VA· 2021-10-15T00:00:00

Event: Electrical Wire, Electrocuted, High Voltage, Installing, Ladder, Overhead Power Line, Siding
NAICS: 238170
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345583058
Employer profile: L & R HOME IMPROVEMENT AND REMODELING LLC
Summary number: 221402183
Report ID: 0355114
Project type: A
Construction end-use: A

Event description

Employee is killed when electrocuted

Investigation abstract

At 1:35 p.m. on October 15, 2021, Employee #1 was using an aluminum ladder to install siding on a house. An energized overhead electric operating at 19,900 volts was in close proximity (within 10 feet) of the work area. When Employee #1 moved the ladder, it inadvertently contacted the overhead line causing the employee to be electrocuted. The employee was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 36 M

Event type
13

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