OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221666308
R & R PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR, INC.
LIBERTY, TX·
Event description
Employee is killed after electrical shock
Investigation abstract
At 12:30 p.m. on May 14, 2024, the foreman and a coworker were using a forklift electrocution. Emergency services were called, but the foreman was pronounced dead at the scene. to remove a tree that had fallen due to strong winds from previous days. The foreman lifted the tree with the forklift and began moving it to a burn pile in the back of the storage area. At some point, the foreman instructed the coworker to operate the forklift, expressing a lack of confidence in his ability to do so. While the employee was operating the forklift, one of the tree branches made contact with an electrical power line. As the foreman attempted to move around the forklift to assess the situation, he grabbed the outrigger of the forklift and received an electrical shock. The foreman was fatally injured by
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 557
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