OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221647399

NATIONAL BUILDERS & SERVICES INC

LOS ANGELES, CA— 2023-10-19T00:00:00

Event: Attic, Building, Commercial Building, Construction, Electric Shock, Electrical Wire, Electrician, Electrocuted, Lighting Fixture, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Shock, Troubleshooting, Unresponsive, Working Alone
NAICS: 236220
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347329369
Employer profile: NATIONAL BUILDERS & SERVICES INC
Summary number: 221647399
Report ID: 0950641

Event description

Employee troubleshooting fixture dies when electrocuted

Investigation abstract

At 12:30 p.m. on October 19, 2023, an employee was working as a contract electrician for a commercial and industrial building contractor. The employee was troubleshooting a 120-volt ceiling light in an attic when he was found unresponsive. The employee died from electrocution.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 25 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
575

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