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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221672470

RUSHCO ENERGY SPECIALISTS, INC.

Event
Cable, Electric Conductor, Electrical panel, Electrocuted, Ground, Installing, Lockout/Tagout, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive
NAICS
238220
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#347536609
Employer profile
RUSHCO ENERGY SPECIALISTS, INC.
Summary number
221672470
Report ID
0626300
Project type
A
Construction end-use
C

Event description

Employee is electrocuted while installing chiller system

Investigation abstract

At 1:40 p.m. on June 6, 2024, Employee #1, employed by a company installing a temporary cooling chiller system, was working on electrical connections. The employee was running 50-foot cables (4-AWG) from the rooftop to connect to the electrical panel and the chiller's disconnect on the ground. While working underneath the chiller equipment, the employee was electrocuted when the power to the equipment was energized, and the frame of the equipment was not grounded. The employee was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 31 M

    Event type
    13

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