OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221726573

GORDON ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.

ALBANY, GA— 2024-12-13T00:00:00

Event: Commercial Building, Construction, Contact, Electric Shock, Electric current, Electrical, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Electrician, Electrocuted, Energized, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Lack of Work Procedures, Ladder, Lighting, Lighting Fixture, Shock
NAICS: 238210
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347934226
Employer profile: GORDON ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.
Summary number: 221726573
Report ID: 0418400
Project type: B
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee dies of electrocution when contacting wires during

Investigation abstract

At 3:15 p.m. on December 13, 2024, an employee working for an electrical contractor was working inside a commercial building installing wiring for lighting fixtures. The employee was working from a ladder when he fell and grabbed energized electrical wires trying to stop his fall. The employee died from electrocution as a result.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 64 M

Event type
13

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