OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221505738
K-BAR TEXAS ELECTRIC, INC.
MORTON, TX—
Event description
Employee is electrocuted while checking voltage of lines
Investigation abstract
At 4:00 p.m. on October 17, 2022, an employee was checking a utility pole primary and secondary lines for voltage when he touched a meter box with up to 7,200V of energy and was electrocuted. The employee was pronounced dead at the scene.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 39 M
- Event type
- 13
- Occupation code
- 577
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