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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221610249

Burn,Electric Arc Flash,Electric Shock,Electric Switch,Electrical Wire,Electrical Work,Electrician,Electrocuted,Fire,Inexperience,Insufficient Supervision,Lack of Work Procedures,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Protective Clothing,Shock,Smoke Inhalation,Switchgear,Troubleshooting

Event
Burn,Electric Arc Flash,Electric Shock,Electric Switch,Electrical Wire,Electrical Work,Electrician,Electrocuted,Fire,Inexperience,Insufficient Supervision,Lack of Work Procedures,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Protective Clothing,Shock,Smoke Inhalation,Switchgear,Troubleshooting
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
221610249
Report ID
0627500
Project type
C
Construction end-use
E

Event description

Employee is killed in arc flash while troubleshooting switch

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 25 M

    Event type
    13
    Occupation code
    575

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