OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221577950

KOMMERLING USA, INC.

HUNTSVILLE, AL— 2023-07-04T00:00:00

Event: Box truck, Electric Shock, Electrocuted, Energized, Installing, Welder, Welding
NAICS: 326199
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346812456
Employer profile: KOMMERLING USA, INC.
Summary number: 221577950
Report ID: 0418300

Event description

Employee is killed by electrocution

Investigation abstract

At 1:50 a.m. on July 4, 2023, an employee was using a portable welding machine to install floor plates inside a box truck. The employee was exposed to an electric shock. The employee made contact with the energized welding machine and was killed via electrocution.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 40 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
783

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