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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221592579

PERDUE FARMS, LLC.

Event
Electric Conductor, Electric Motor, Electrical, Electrocuted, Energized, Maintenance
NAICS
311615
Inspection type
Federal Agency
Activity number
#346908130
Employer profile
PERDUE FARMS, LLC.
Summary number
221592579
Report ID
0355112

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

  1. #1 Fatality Age 63 M

    Event type
    13
    Occupation code
    575

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