OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221600356

EXODUS ELECTRIC CORPORATION

TAMPA, FL— 2023-09-12T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Concussion, Construction, Electrician, Falling Object, Hard Hat, Head, Installing, Metal, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Steel Beam, Struck By, Unsecured
NAICS: 238210
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #346983109
Employer profile: EXODUS ELECTRIC CORPORATION
Summary number: 221600356
Report ID: 0420600

Event description

Employee sustains concussion when struck by beam, later dies

Investigation abstract

On September 1, 2023, an employee working as an electrician for an electrical contractor was installing receptacles. The employee was working near a steel beam which was leaning against a wall. The beam slid and fell hitting the employee in the head. The employee sustained a concussion and was hospitalized. At 8:00 a.m. on September 12, 2023, the employee died as a result of his injuries.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 36 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
575

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