OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221579766

CITY OF WATERLOO

WATERLOO, IA— 2023-07-11T00:00:00

Event: Capacitor, Contact, Electric Shock, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Electrocuted, Glove, Hand, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Technician, Transformer, Troubleshooting
NAICS: 221320
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346825672
Employer profile: CITY OF WATERLOO
Summary number: 221579766
Report ID: 0751910

Event description

Employee dies after being electrocuted by transformer wiring

Investigation abstract

At 3:00 p.m. on July 11, 2023, an employee working as an electronic technician was diagnosing a fault in a blower fan. The employee contacted the wiring with his hand and was electrocuted by the step-down transformer/capacitor causing his death.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 56 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
213

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