OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221550866

EWALD AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, LLC

CUDAHY, WI— 2023-03-29T00:00:00

Event: Automobile, Automotive Repair, Electric Shock, Electric current, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Electrocuted, Energized, Face, Finger, Hand, Installing, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lighting, Lighting Fixture, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Mechanic, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Nerve damage, Scissor lift, Shock
NAICS: 441110
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346598824
Employer profile: EWALD AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, LLC
Summary number: 221550866
Report ID: 0523400
Project type: B
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee dies after being electrocuted while installing LED

Investigation abstract

At 3:00 p.m. on March 29, 2023, an employee working maintenance for a new car dealership was installing a replacement high-bay LED lighting fixture. The employee was standing in a JLG Scissor Lift while installing the fixture. The employee was exposed to 277-Volt 3-Phase electrical current while direct wiring the lighting fixture on an energized circuit. The employee contacted the live wires and was electrocuted, killing him.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 42 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
549

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