OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221406317
URETHANE SYSTEMS, INC.
LONGBOAT KEY, FL·
Event description
Employee is electrocuted and killed when ladder contacts ove
Investigation abstract
At 3:30 p.m. on October 25, 2021, an employee, assisted by a coworker, attempted to move their extended, aluminum, thirty-two-foot extension ladder to a new location. While moving the ladder, the employee lost control and the ladder fell from the roof eve and contacted a live, overhead powerline (7,620 Volts). The employee was electrocuted and killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 36 M
- Event type
- 13
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