OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221693302

157286 - DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC

CHARLOTTE, NC— 2024-08-14T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Busbar, Connecting, Construction, Contact, Elec Utility Work, Electric Shock, Electric current, Electrical Cabinet, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Electrician, Electrocuted, Glove, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Protective Clothing, Residential Construction, Shock, Transformer, Utility, Work Surface
NAICS: 221122
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347693459
Employer profile: 157286 - DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC
Summary number: 221693302
Report ID: 0453730

Event description

Employee dies after electrocuted connecting electrical box

Investigation abstract

On August 14, 2024, an employee working for an electric utility company was making connections in a CP single-phase pad-mounted distribution transformer. The employee was connecting an electrical box at a residential construction site two houses down from the transformer. The employee apparently made contact with the 120-volt Z busbar inside the transformer and was electrocuted. EMS responded but the employee was pronounced dead at the scene.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 28 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
999

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