OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221484835
MID RIVER MARINA INC.
TONAWANDA, NY—
Event description
Employee is electrocuted when contacting power line
Investigation abstract
At 3:45 p.m. on August 3, 2022, an employee was operating a mobile boat lift to move boats into marina slips when the lift made contact with overhead high-power lines. When the lift made contact with the electrical lines, the employee was electrocuted and fell out of the operator's cab to the ground. A customer of the marina called for emergency services. The employee was pronounced dead at the scene.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 73 M
- Event type
- 13
- Occupation code
- 7013
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