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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221616063

Burn,Contact,Electric Cord,Electric Shock,Electrical Burn,Electrocuted,Fiberglass,Gin Pole,Installing,Lighting,Lightning,Overhead Power Line,Power Lines,Residential Construction,Shock,Tree

Event
Burn,Contact,Electric Cord,Electric Shock,Electrical Burn,Electrocuted,Fiberglass,Gin Pole,Installing,Lighting,Lightning,Overhead Power Line,Power Lines,Residential Construction,Shock,Tree
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
221616063
Report ID
0522300

Event description

Employee suffers electrocution while hanging Christmas light

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 24 M

    Event type
    13
    Occupation code
    869

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