OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221685506

APPALACHIAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE

Name: OSHA Workplace Safety Incident Index
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

RUTLEDGE, TN— 2024-07-23T00:00:00

Event: Bucket ,Bucket Truck,Contact,Cutout Switch,Electric Shock,Electric Switch,Electrical Wire,Electrical Work,Electrocuted,Fuse,Lack of Engineering Controls,Overhead Power Line,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Power Line Worker,Power Lines,Protective Clothing,Shock,Transformer,Work Surface
NAICS: 221122
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347635559
Employer profile: APPALACHIAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
Summary number: 221685506
Report ID: 0454716

Event description

Employee connecting transformer wires dies when electrocuted

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
7015

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