OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221573835

APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY

MARSHALL, TX— 2023-06-19T00:00:00

Event: Electrical Work, Heat Exhaustion, Heat index, Heat-related illness, High Temperature, Hotel, Power Line Worker, Power Lines, Storm, Weather
NAICS: 221118
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346782477
Employer profile: APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY
Summary number: 221573835
Report ID: 0626300

Event description

Employee dies from heat illness during storm damage repairs

Investigation abstract

At 8:30 p.m. on June 19, 2023, an employee working as an electrician for a power company was on a crew performing storm restoration activities to restore electrical power. The employee reported being hot and returned to the hotel with the rest of the crew at approximately 6:30 p.m. The employee died of suspected heat exhaustion.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 35 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
575

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