OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221583586

5 STAR CONSTRUCTION CORP.

CANASTOTA, NY— 2023-07-24T00:00:00

Event: Construction, Electric Shock, Electrical Burn, Electrocuted, Lightning, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Roofer, Shock, Struck By, Tree, Weather
NAICS: 238160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346855364
Employer profile: 5 STAR CONSTRUCTION CORP.
Summary number: 221583586
Report ID: 0215800

Event description

Employee dies resting under tree when struck by lightning

Investigation abstract

At 2:00 p.m. on July 24, 2023, an employee working as a roofer for a roofing contractor was sitting under a tree. The employee was struck by lightning and killed due to electrocution.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 40 M

Event type
13

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