OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221694342

MOUNT FRANKLIN FOODS, LLC

EL PASO, TX— 2024-08-20T00:00:00

Event: Contact, Electric Shock, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Electrocuted, Energized, Finger, Food processing, Hand, Installing, Lighting, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Shock, Wrong Equipment
NAICS: 311911
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347699936
Employer profile: MOUNT FRANKLIN FOODS, LLC
Summary number: 221694342
Report ID: 0627500

Event description

Employee installing lighting fixture dies when electrocuted

Investigation abstract

At 12:11 p.m. on August 20, 2024, an employee working for a food manufacturer was installing a lighting fixture on an energized system. The employee contacted a live wire and was electrocuted. The employee died as a result of his injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 70 M

Event type
13

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