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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221578248

CONSOLIDATED ELECTRIC SERVICES

Event
Auger, CPR, Digger/Derrick, Utility Pole
NAICS
238210
Inspection type
Unprogrammed Related
Activity number
#346814619
Employer profile
CONSOLIDATED ELECTRIC SERVICES
Summary number
221578248
Report ID
0728500
Project type
C
Construction end-use
O

Event description

Employee dies for unknown reason

Investigation abstract

At 12:30 p.m. on July 5, 2023, an employee was operating a digger from a utility truck. The employee lowered an old pole out of the way and was waiting on the auger to be removed, so he could raise the new pole into place. The employee collapsed and CPR was initiated by the foreman, while a lineman called 911. Per the autopsy report and witness interviews, the cause of death was unknown.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 19 M

    Event type
    12

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