OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221479520

COLD, INC.

ROUND ROCK, TX— 2022-07-18T00:00:00

Event: Electric Shock, Electrical Work, Electrical panel, Electrocuted, Energized, Retail Store
NAICS: 423740
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346085731
Employer profile: COLD, INC.
Summary number: 221479520
Report ID: 0625400

Event description

Employee Is Electrocuted and Killed While Replacing Ice Mach

Investigation abstract

At 1:45 p.m. on July 18, 2022, an employee was preparing to replace an ice power cord. machine at a retail store. The employee searched for the electrical panel to de-energize the ice machine but was unable to locate it. The employee was employed by a refrigeration equipment company and did not work at the retail store. The employee asked a supervisor at the store to help find the electrical panel but the supervisor was unable to help him. The employee decided to replace the ice machine without de-energizing it since he could not locate the electrical panel, so he attempted to disconnect the fixed wired 220 volt power cord. The employee was killed when he received an electrical shock from the

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 51 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
534

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