OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221588379

CITY OF STATE CENTER

STATE CENTER, IA— 2023-08-08T00:00:00

Event: Basement, Conduit, Electric Conductor, Electrical Burn, Electrocuted, Installing, Switchgear, Transformer
NAICS: 221122
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346894090
Employer profile: CITY OF STATE CENTER
Summary number: 221588379
Report ID: 0751910
Project type: A
Construction end-use: O

Event description

Employee is killed by electrocution

Investigation abstract

At 8:00 a.m. on August 8, 2023, an employee was working to install a new transformer pad and basement in an alleyway. During the process of pulling conductors from the new switchgear through a conduit to the transformer, it was discovered the conduit was plugged. The employee walked down to the switchgear and opened the back of the cabinet. The employee was electrocuted and killed. The employee suffered burns.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
555

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