OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221597842

ALEXANDER ELECTRIC, INC.

LUFKIN, TX— 2023-09-08T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force trauma, Climbing on Ladder, Electrocuted, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Head, Installing, Ladder, Lighting, Struck Against
NAICS: 238210
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346967631
Employer profile: ALEXANDER ELECTRIC, INC.
Summary number: 221597842
Report ID: 0626600
Project type: A
Construction end-use: H

Event description

Employee is killed when electrocuted

Investigation abstract

At 8:10 a.m. on September 8, 2023, an employee was standing on a ladder, four rungs up, installing wiring for a lighting system. The employee fell from the ladder and struck his head on the ground. The employee was electrocuted and suffered blunt force trauma. The employee was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 42 M

Event type
5

Fall distance
4

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