OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221490287

PRIMORIS RENEWABLE ENERGY

SNYDER, TX— 2022-08-19T00:00:00

Event: Crushed, Crushing, Falling Object, Loader, Power Lines, Power Plant, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Struck By, Unsecured, Welder, Welding
NAICS: 221114
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346164288
Employer profile: PRIMORIS RENEWABLE ENERGY
Summary number: 221490287
Report ID: 0627510
Project type: A
Construction end-use: O

Event description

Employee Is Killed When Struck and Crushed By Steel Welding

Investigation abstract

At 3:30 p.m. on August 19, 2022, an employee was welding a steel template while working on construction of a new power transmission line at a solar electric generation facility. While the employee was welding, the steel template fell off the skid steer loader holding it and onto the employee. The employee was killed when he was struck and crushed by the steel template.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 24 M

Event type
1

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