OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221600224

SPECIALIZED HVAC, LLC

SPRINGVILLE, UT— 2023-09-18T00:00:00

Event: Commercial Building, Construction, Electric Shock, Electrical Wire, Electrocuted, Furnace, HVAC, Installing, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Technician, Troubleshooting
NAICS: 238220
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346982226
Employer profile: SPECIALIZED HVAC, LLC
Summary number: 221600224
Report ID: 0854910
Project type: A
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee dies after electrocuted while troubleshooting furna

Investigation abstract

At 5:00 p.m. on September 18, 2023, an employee working as an HVAC technician for a HVAC contractor was troubleshooting a furnace installation. The employee was working on low voltage part of the system but was electrocuted and died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 41 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
534

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