Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025
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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221428493

BEST ROOFING LLC

Event
Cleaning, Electrocuted, Energized, Ladder, Overhead Power Line
NAICS
238160
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#345613798
Employer profile
BEST ROOFING LLC
Summary number
221428493
Report ID
0355111

Event description

Employee is electrocuted and killed while moving ladder

Investigation abstract

At 7:30 p.m. on November 1, 2021, an employee began to move a ladder to store it as part of clean up operations at a jobsite. As the employee moved the ladder, the ladder became energized due to its close proximity to a live, overhead, powerline. The employee was electrocuted and killed.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 45 F

    Event type
    13
    Occupation code
    595

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