OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221592579
PERDUE FARMS, LLC.
ACCOMAC, VA—
Event description
Employee is electrocuted while replacing motor
Investigation abstract
At 1:00 p.m. on August 14, 2023, an electrical maintenance employee was rewiring the north motor in rechiller 2A, in the receiving area of the facility. While rewiring the motor, the employee contacted an exposed, energized conductor and was electrocuted. The employee was killed.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 63 M
- Event type
- 13
- Occupation code
- 575
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