OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221680309

BILL'S ELECTRIC, INC.

BIXBY, OK· 2024-06-28T00:00:00

Event: Concrete Floor, Concussion, Conduit, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Laceration, Ladder, Metal Wire, Pulling, Stuck
NAICS: 238210
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347600850
Employer profile: BILL'S ELECTRIC, INC.
Summary number: 221680309
Report ID: 0627700
Project type: A
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee falls while pulling wire through conduit and sustai

Investigation abstract

At 4:02 p.m. on June 28, 2024, Employee #1, employed by an electrical contracting company, was pulling wire through a conduit while standing on an A frame ladder at a construction site. The wire became stuck, and as the employee continued to pull, the wire suddenly came free, causing him to fall backward onto a cement floor. The employee suffered a laceration to the back of the head and a concussion, resulting in employee's death.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 20 M

Event type
5

Fall distance
11

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