OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221575996
FABRITECH SOLUTIONS, LLC
OBERLIN, OH—
Event description
Employee dies via electrocution
Investigation abstract
At 9:00 a.m. on June 27, 2023, an employee was working to reinstall a plug attachment to the metal clad cable that runs from a 480V roll-in saw (model DT1340; serial number 08004DT) bandsaw. After affixing the wires to the plug's terminals, the employee inserted the plug into the receptacle end of a powered extension cord. The employee's left hand was contacting the live terminals at the plug attachment and body touching the frame of the machine when the connection was made, resulting in a fatal electrical shock from the 480-volt power source.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 32 M
- Event type
- 13
- Occupation code
- 717
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