OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221472111
CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC
HOUSTON, TX—
Event description
Employee dies after being electrocuted by energized cable
Investigation abstract
At 2:10 p.m. on June 21, 2022, an employee was inside the basket of a bucket truck with a coworker as they prepared to lift a communication cable. After contacting an energized cable, the employee yelled and collapsed. CPR was initiated on site and the employee was transported to the hospital. Three minutes after arriving at the hospital, the employee was pronounced dead from electrocution.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 7015
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