OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221542335
EXCEL MODULAR SCAFFOLDING AND LEASING CORPORATION
TEXAS CITY, TX—
Event description
Employee is killed due to electrocution
Investigation abstract
At 4:30 p.m. on February 28, 2023, Employee #1 was erecting a scaffold for an electrical subcontractor with four coworkers. The coworkers observed a spark and observed Employee #1 grabbing something and falling to his knees. The coworkers kicked the item out of his hands. The coworkers observed Employee #1 foaming at the mouth and gasping for air. Employee #1 was killed via electrocution.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Event type
- 13
- Occupation code
- 567
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