OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221454077
LEVEL SMART FOUNDATION REPAIR
AUSTIN, TX·
Event description
Employee dies after being electrocuted
Investigation abstract
At 12:30 p.m. on April 9, 2022, an employee dug a three-foot hole in the front to the hospital, where he later died. of a house. The employee used a Bosch chipping hammer to dig under the house from the front to back in preparation for repairing the home's foundation. To improve visibility, the employee disconnected the hammer from the from an extension cord and plugged in a drop light. The drop light had multiple safety deficiencies that created an electrical hazard, such as a missing guard for the light bulb, cuts in the power cord, missing ground pin on the power cord, and a failed stress relief. The employee plugged the hammer into the electrical receptacle on the drop light and was electrocuted. The employee was transported
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Event type
- 13
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