OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221626047

107019 - KATO ROOFING INC

MANKATO, MN· 2023-12-07T00:00:00

Event: Clearing, Contact, Electric Shock, Electrocuted, Energized, Overhead Power Line, Power Lines, Roof, Roofer, Roofing, Shock
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347176158
Employer profile: 107019 - KATO ROOFING INC
Summary number: 221626047
Report ID: 0552700

Event description

Employee suffers electrocution during contact with overhead

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 a.m. on December 7, 2023, Employee #1 was working for a roofing contractor. Employee #1 was electrocuted while clearing water from a flat roof prior to starting a repair. Employee #1 accidentally contacted an energized overhead power line, causing his fatality.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 62 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
999

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