OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221601198

DEL VALLE GROUP, LLC.

SAN JUAN, PR— 2023-09-19T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Carpenter, Construction, Drilling, Electric Shock, Electrocuted, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI), Hand Tool, Insufficient Supervision, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Pier, Platform, Shock, Training, Water
NAICS: 237990
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346988124
Employer profile: DEL VALLE GROUP, LLC.
Summary number: 221601198
Report ID: 0215300
Project type: A
Construction end-use: H

Event description

Employee dies after electrocuted drilling holes in wet area

Investigation abstract

At 9:45 a.m. on September 19, 2023, an employee working as a carpenter for an the employee died from his injuries. engineering contractor was working on a marine construction operation. The employee was working with a coworker on the top of a working platform over the sea making drill holes before the installation of pier defenders for cruises. The crew was standing inside the water in the platform using an electrical tool. The employee received a 110-Volt electric shock while removing a HILTI core drill that got stuck inside of a wall of the pier. After the shock, the employee and the coworker both fell into the sea at a height of approximately 5 feet above the water. The coworker was treated at the hospital and released but

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
869

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