OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221686983

ORTIZ CONCRETE, CUTTING & CORE DRILLING LLC

WEEHAWKEN, NJ— 2024-07-28T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Concrete Floor, Contact, Drill, Drilling, Electric Shock, Electric current, Electrical Wire, Electrocuted, Laborer, Lack of Engineering Controls, Masonry, Shock, Work Surface
NAICS: 238140
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347648933
Employer profile: ORTIZ CONCRETE, CUTTING & CORE DRILLING LLC
Summary number: 221686983
Report ID: 0214200
Project type: A
Construction end-use: B

Event description

Employee dies from electrocution while drilling cores in con

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on July 28, 2024, an employee working as a construction laborer for a masonry contractor was core drilling a concrete floor. The employee's core drill came into contact with electrical wiring. The employee was electrocuted and died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 32 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
7010

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