Electrical Workplace Accidents
Showing 1-50 of 11,902 accident reports
| Date | Accident Description | Type | Industry | Details |
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| Feb 25, 2025 | One employee is fatally injured, another employee suffers sh | FATAL | — | Report #221745748 |
📋 Incident DescriptionOne employee is fatally injured, another employee suffers sh ⚠️ Safety IssuesAerial Lift,Aerial Truck,Basket,Boom,Boom Truck,Carpenter,Clearance,Construction,Contact,Electric Shock,Electrical Wire,Electrocuted,Frame,Framing,High Blood Pressure,High Voltage,Inexperience,Installing,Insufficient Supervision,Lack of Work Procedures,Line Clearance,Metal,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Overhead Power Line,Power Lines,Psych Illness,Residential Construction,Shock,Truck Boom,Unsafe Position,Wrong Equipment 🏗️ Project TypeA 🏢 Building Details6 🎯 Construction UseB |
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| Feb 25, 2025 | Employee is electrocuted while replacing fuses on electrical | FATAL | — | Report #221745581 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee is electrocuted while replacing fuses on electrical ⚠️ Safety IssuesContact,Electrical panel,Electrocuted,Fuse,Lockout/Tagout,Panel,Tagout |
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| Feb 13, 2025 | Employee is fatally injured while installing lighting fixtur | FATAL | — | Report #221793953 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee is fatally injured while installing lighting fixtur ⚠️ Safety IssuesBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,CPR,Construction,Contusion,Electrical,Electrical Work,Electrician,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Falling Object,Fiberglass,Head,Installing,Laceration,Ladder,Lighting,Lighting Fixture,Material Handling,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Residential Construction,Stepladder,Unsafe Position,Work Surface,Wrong Equipment 🏗️ Project TypeA 🏢 Building Details1 🎯 Construction UseA |
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| Feb 12, 2025 | Two employees sustain fatal injuries, fall through skylight | FATAL | — | Report #221743511 |
📋 Incident DescriptionTwo employees sustain fatal injuries, fall through skylight ⚠️ Safety IssuesBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Building,Commercial Building,Concussion,Construction,Contusion,Electrical Work,Engineering Controls,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Fracture,Head,Installing,Lack of Engineering Controls,Opening,Roof,Roof Opening,Roof Opening Cover,Skylight,Solar,Solar Array,Unguarded,Walking Surface,Work Surface 🏗️ Project TypeA 🎯 Construction UseC |
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| Feb 6, 2025 | Employee dies from electrocution while trimming tree from li | FATAL | — | Report #221742224 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee dies from electrocution while trimming tree from li ⚠️ Safety IssuesAerial Lift,Aerial Truck,Boom,Boom Truck,Clearance,Contact,Electric Shock,Electrocuted,Hand Tool,Line Clearance,Metal,Metal Pole,Overhead Power Line,Shock,Tree,Tree Boom,Tree Care,Tree Trimming,Truck Boom |
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| Jan 30, 2025 | Employee is electrocuted while splicing telecommunication li | FATAL | — | Report #221739279 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee is electrocuted while splicing telecommunication li ⚠️ Safety IssuesBucket ,Bucket Truck,Contact,Electrical Splice,Electrocuted,Overhead Power Line,Utility Pole |
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| Jan 23, 2025 | Two employees are killed by electrocution while moving grain | FATAL | — | Report #221736671 |
📋 Incident DescriptionTwo employees are killed by electrocution while moving grain ⚠️ Safety IssuesAuger,Auger Mechanism,Electrical,Electrocuted,Grain,Material Handling,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive |
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| Jan 15, 2025 | Employee dies after electrocuted, boom contacts power line | FATAL | — | Report #221735103 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee dies after electrocuted, boom contacts power line ⚠️ Safety IssuesBoom,Boom Truck,Clearance,Concrete,Concrete Form Work,Concrete Pump,Concrete Truck,Construction,Construction vehicle,Contact,Electric Shock,Electric current,Electrical,Electrical Wire,Electrocuted,Energized,High Voltage,Line Clearance,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Overhead Power Line,Pump,Residential Construction,Shock,Truck Boom,Unsafe Position 🏗️ Project TypeA 🎯 Construction UseA |
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| Jan 7, 2025 | Employee dies from electrocution and arc flash injuries whil | FATAL | — | Report #221732266 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee dies from electrocution and arc flash injuries whil ⚠️ Safety IssuesBurn,Electric Arc,Electric Arc Flash,Electrocuted,Power Line Worker,Power Lines,Reaching In |
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| Jan 1, 2025 | Employee is electrocuted while wiring RV in attic, resulting | FATAL | — | Report #221730781 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee is electrocuted while wiring RV in attic, resulting ⚠️ Safety IssuesAir Conditioner,Contact,Electrical,Electrocuted |
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| Dec 30, 2024 | Employee is electrocuted while installing dryer vent and sus | FATAL | — | Report #221730617 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee is electrocuted while installing dryer vent and sus ⚠️ Safety IssuesBlood,Dryer,Electrical,Electrocuted,Installing,Vent,Venting 🏗️ Project TypeC 🏢 Building Details2 🎯 Construction UseA |
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| Dec 13, 2024 | Employee dies of electrocution when contacting wires during | FATAL | — | Report #221726573 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee dies of electrocution when contacting wires during ⚠️ Safety IssuesCommercial Building,Construction,Contact,Electric Shock,Electric current,Electrical,Electrical Wire,Electrical Work,Electrician,Electrocuted,Energized,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Lack of Work Procedures,Ladder,Lighting,Lighting Fixture,Shock 🏗️ Project TypeB 🏢 Building Details1 🎯 Construction UseC |
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| Dec 8, 2024 | Employee delivering cattle feed is electrocuted by overhead | FATAL | — | Report #221725492 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee delivering cattle feed is electrocuted by overhead ⚠️ Safety IssuesAuger,Auger Mechanism,Electric Arc,Electrical,Electrocuted,Farm,Farm Machinery,Farm worker,Overhead Power Line,Power Line Worker,Power Lines,Truck |
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| Dec 7, 2024 | Employee dies from electrocution after arc flash | FATAL | — | Report #221724602 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee dies from electrocution after arc flash ⚠️ Safety IssuesBurn,Electric Arc,Electric Arc Flash,Electric Shock,Electrical,Electrocuted,Power Line Worker |
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| Nov 20, 2024 | Employee dies when electrocuted restoring power to pedestal | FATAL | — | Report #221723570 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee dies when electrocuted restoring power to pedestal ⚠️ Safety IssuesElectric Cable,Electric Shock,Electric current,Electrical,Electrical Box,Electrical Cabinet,Electrical Wire,Electrical Work,Electrician,Electrocuted,Glove,Installing,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Power Line Worker,Power Lines,Repair,Shock,Struck By |
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| Nov 20, 2024 | Two employees sustain burns contacting live wire, one dies | FATAL | — | Report #221721137 |
📋 Incident DescriptionTwo employees sustain burns contacting live wire, one dies ⚠️ Safety IssuesBurn,Electric Shock,Electrical Burn,Electrical Wire,Electrical Work,Electrocuted,Electronic Technicn,Electronic Work,Engineering Controls,Glove,Hand,Installing,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lack of Work Procedures,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Shock,Telecom Work,Undrgrd Installation |
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| Nov 14, 2024 | Employee dies after collapsing following welding on cabinet | FATAL | — | Report #221718794 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee dies after collapsing following welding on cabinet ⚠️ Safety IssuesDistracted,Electrical Cabinet,Ladder,Locomotive,Stepladder,Unknown,Welder,Welding,Work Surface |
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| Nov 11, 2024 | Employee incurs fatal heart failure when shocked by electric | FATAL | — | Report #221717747 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee incurs fatal heart failure when shocked by electric ⚠️ Safety IssuesDrill,Drilling,Electric Shock,Electrical,Electrocuted,Heart,Heart Attack,High Voltage,Power Lines,Shock 🎯 Construction UseP |
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| Nov 4, 2024 | Employee falls from height while removing telecommunication | FATAL | — | Report #221716210 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee falls from height while removing telecommunication ⚠️ Safety IssuesBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Broken,Broken Bone,E TC (telecom work),Electrical Wire,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Metal Wire,Telecom Work,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive,Wire Line |
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| Oct 10, 2024 | Employee is exposed to hydrogen sulfide and dies | FATAL | — | Report #221709280 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee is exposed to hydrogen sulfide and dies ⚠️ Safety IssuesElectrical,Hydrogen,Hydrogen Sulfide,Overexposure,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive 🏗️ Project TypeC 🎯 Construction UseE |
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| Oct 3, 2024 | Employee is fatally crushed by scissor lift after cardiac ev | FATAL | — | Report #221756265 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee is fatally crushed by scissor lift after cardiac ev ⚠️ Safety IssuesBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Cardiac Arrest,Cardiovasc Disease,Cardiovasc System,Crushed,Electric Shock,Lift,Scissor lift,Shock 🏗️ Project TypeA 🎯 Construction UseC |
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| Sep 21, 2024 | Employee dies of electrocution branch contacts power lines | FATAL | — | Report #221719552 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee dies of electrocution branch contacts power lines ⚠️ Safety IssuesClearance,Contact,Cutting,Electric Shock,Electric current,Electrical Wire,Electrocuted,Falling Object,High Voltage,Landscaper,Landscaping,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Overhead Power Line,Shock,Tree,Tree Branch,Tree Care,Tree Trimming,Vegetation |
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| Sep 13, 2024 | Employee contacts power line while trimming tree and sustain | FATAL | — | Report #221701410 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee contacts power line while trimming tree and sustain ⚠️ Safety IssuesContact,Electric Shock,High Voltage,Overhead Power Line,Power Line Worker,Power Lines,Shock |
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| Sep 11, 2024 | Employee is attacked and killed by assailant | FATAL | — | Report #221705163 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee is attacked and killed by assailant ⚠️ Safety IssuesBack,Electric Cord,Knife,Utility,Workplace Violence |
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| Sep 11, 2024 | Employee contacts power line while relocating telecommunicat | FATAL | — | Report #221701493 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee contacts power line while relocating telecommunicat ⚠️ Safety IssuesBucket ,Bucket Truck,Burn,Contact,Electric Shock,Electrical Wire,Electrocuted,High Voltage,Lift Bucket,Power Line Worker,Power Lines,Shock,Truck,Wire Line |
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| Sep 5, 2024 | Employee sustains electrical shock and falls from ladder and | FATAL | — | Report #221702913 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee sustains electrical shock and falls from ladder and ⚠️ Safety IssuesElectric Shock,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,High Voltage,Ladder,Lockout/Tagout,Shock,Tagout 🏗️ Project TypeB 🏢 Building Details1 🎯 Construction UseH |
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| Sep 4, 2024 | Employee is electrocuted while replacing electrical disconne | FATAL | — | Report #221699325 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee is electrocuted while replacing electrical disconne ⚠️ Safety IssuesContact,Electrical,Electrocuted,High Voltage,Power Line Worker,Power Lines |
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| Sep 2, 2024 | Employee dies from electrocution while servicing energized U | FATAL | — | Report #221700701 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee dies from electrocution while servicing energized U ⚠️ Safety IssuesContact,Electrical,Electrocuted,Lockout/Tagout,Tagout,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive,Wind Farm,Wind Turbine |
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| Aug 27, 2024 | Employee dies when electrocuted while welding elevated pipe | FATAL | — | Report #221697170 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee dies when electrocuted while welding elevated pipe ⚠️ Safety IssuesElectric Arc,Electrocuted,Hand,Pipe,Welding 🏗️ Project TypeE 🎯 Construction UseM |
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| Aug 26, 2024 | Employee dies from electrocution while installing lighting f | FATAL | — | Report #221695968 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee dies from electrocution while installing lighting f ⚠️ Safety IssuesApprentice,Attic,Construction,Contact,Electric Shock,Electrical Box,Electrical Wire,Electrical Work,Electrician,Electrocuted,Energized,Hand,Inexperience,Installing,Lighting,Lighting Circuit,Lighting Fixture,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Outlet,Residential Construction,Shock,Unresponsive 🏗️ Project TypeA 🎯 Construction UseA |
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| Aug 20, 2024 | Employee installing lighting fixture dies when electrocuted | FATAL | — | Report #221694342 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee installing lighting fixture dies when electrocuted ⚠️ Safety IssuesContact,Electric Shock,Electrical Wire,Electrical Work,Electrocuted,Energized,Finger,Food processing,Hand,Installing,Lighting,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Shock,Wrong Equipment |
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| Aug 18, 2024 | Employee dies, electrocuted cutting palm that contacted wire | FATAL | — | Report #221693641 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee dies, electrocuted cutting palm that contacted wire ⚠️ Safety IssuesArm,Clearance,Contact,Cutting,Elbow,Electric Shock,Electrical Wire,Electrocuted,Energized,Engineering Controls,Falling Object,Finger,Glove,Hand,Laborer,Lack of Engineering Controls,Landscaper,Landscaping,Line Clearance,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Palm Frond Skirt,Palm Tree,Shock,Unsafe Position,Work Surface |
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| Aug 17, 2024 | Employee is killed when electrocuted and falls from scaffold | FATAL | — | Report #221693328 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee is killed when electrocuted and falls from scaffold ⚠️ Safety IssuesContact,Electric Shock,Electrocuted,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Ground,Power Line Worker,Power Lines,Scaffold,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive 🏗️ Project TypeA 🏢 Building Details3 🎯 Construction UseB |
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| Aug 15, 2024 | Employee is killed when electrocuted while operating drain c | FATAL | — | Report #221728785 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee is killed when electrocuted while operating drain c ⚠️ Safety IssuesCleaning,Electric Shock,Electrocuted,Lockout/Tagout,Operator,Shock,Tagout,Water |
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| Aug 14, 2024 | Employee dies when electrocuted stripping auger motor wires | FATAL | — | Report #221693393 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee dies when electrocuted stripping auger motor wires ⚠️ Safety IssuesAgriculture,Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle,Auger,Auger Mechanism,Contact,Electric Shock,Electrical Wire,Electrical Work,Electrocuted,Energized,Farm,Farm Machinery,Farm worker,Glove,Grain,Grain Bin,Insufficient Supervision,Lack of Work Procedures,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Maintenance,Metal Wire,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Protective Clothing,Repair,Shock,Truck Driver,Weather,Work Surface |
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| Aug 14, 2024 | Employee dies after electrocuted connecting electrical box | FATAL | — | Report #221693302 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee dies after electrocuted connecting electrical box ⚠️ Safety IssuesArm,Busbar,Connecting,Construction,Contact,Elec Utility Work,Electric Shock,Electric current,Electrical Cabinet,Electrical Wire,Electrical Work,Electrician,Electrocuted,Glove,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Protective Clothing,Residential Construction,Shock,Transformer,Utility,Work Surface |
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| Aug 11, 2024 | Employee is fatally injured in natural gas explosion while i | FATAL | — | Report #221691777 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee is fatally injured in natural gas explosion while i ⚠️ Safety IssuesElectrical Fault,Explosion,Gas 🏗️ Project TypeC 🎯 Construction UseA |
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| Aug 9, 2024 | Employee is fatally electrocuted while reaching inside handh | FATAL | — | Report #221691827 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee is fatally electrocuted while reaching inside handh ⚠️ Safety IssuesContact,Electrical Wire,Electrocuted,Power Lines,Reaching,Residential Construction 🏗️ Project TypeA 🎯 Construction UseM |
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| Aug 8, 2024 | Employee is killed in fall from ladder after electrical inci | FATAL | — | Report #221691165 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee is killed in fall from ladder after electrical inci ⚠️ Safety IssuesBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Ceiling,Climbing,Climbing on Ladder,Concrete Floor,Fall,Fiberglass,Head,Ladder,Muscle cramps ,Struck Against,Struck By,Transformer 🏗️ Project TypeA 🏢 Building Details1 🎯 Construction UseC |
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| Aug 7, 2024 | Employee is killed when trapped under electrical control cab | FATAL | — | Report #221691090 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee is killed when trapped under electrical control cab ⚠️ Safety IssuesAsphyxiated,Cable,Caught Between,Caught By,Caught In,Falling Object,Pinned,Trapped 🏗️ Project TypeC 🎯 Construction UseC |
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| Aug 6, 2024 | Employee is killed when electrocuted and falls from ladder w | FATAL | — | Report #221691124 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee is killed when electrocuted and falls from ladder w ⚠️ Safety IssuesBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Circuit Breaker,Concrete Floor,Electric Shock,Electrocuted,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Foot,Head,Ladder,Lost Balance,Neck 🏗️ Project TypeB 🏢 Building Details1 🎯 Construction UseC |
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| Aug 6, 2024 | Employee dies when electrocuted touching energized guy wire | FATAL | — | Report #221690456 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee dies when electrocuted touching energized guy wire ⚠️ Safety IssuesContact,Electric Shock,Electrical Wire,Electrocuted,Energized,Glove,Guy,Hand,Inspecting,Inspection,Metal Wire,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Protective Clothing,Shock,Steel,Training |
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| Aug 3, 2024 | Employee is killed due to electric shock | FATAL | — | Report #221689417 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee is killed due to electric shock ⚠️ Safety IssuesBoom,Cutting,Elec Utility Work,Electric Shock,Energized,Tree Branch,Tree Care,Tree Trimming,Utility Pole |
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| Aug 1, 2024 | Employee is killed from electrocution from arc flash | FATAL | — | Report #221735913 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee is killed from electrocution from arc flash ⚠️ Safety IssuesElectric Arc,Electric Arc Flash,Lockout/Tagout,Tagout,Unconsciousness,Unresponsive 🏗️ Project TypeA 🏢 Building Details2 🎯 Construction UseH |
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| Jul 31, 2024 | Employee replacing water damaged wire dies when electrocuted | FATAL | — | Report #221689367 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee replacing water damaged wire dies when electrocuted ⚠️ Safety IssuesCable,Contact,Electric Shock,Electrical Wire,Electrocuted,Energized,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Shock,Shoulder,Water |
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| Jul 30, 2024 | Employee dies from electrocution contacting energized wires | FATAL | — | Report #221687882 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee dies from electrocution contacting energized wires ⚠️ Safety IssuesApplying,Construction,Contact,Electric Shock,Electrical Splice,Electrical Wire,Electrocuted,Energized,Installing,Lack of Engineering Controls,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Neck,Residential Construction,Roofer,Roofing,Shock 🏗️ Project TypeC 🎯 Construction UseA |
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| Jul 29, 2024 | One employee is killed and another incurs burns from contact | FATAL | — | Report #221688740 |
📋 Incident DescriptionOne employee is killed and another incurs burns from contact ⚠️ Safety IssuesBurn,Electrical Burn,Electrocuted,Power Lines |
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| Jul 29, 2024 | Employee dies of head trauma when knocked off ladder by door | FATAL | — | Report #221688401 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee dies of head trauma when knocked off ladder by door ⚠️ Safety IssuesBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Brain,Brain Bleed,Commercial Building,Concrete Floor,Conduit,Construction,Door,Electrical Work,Electrician,Extension Ladder,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fracture,Head,Hemorrhage,Installing,Knocked from,Knocked off,Lack of Work Procedures,Ladder,Skull,Training,Traumatic Brain Injury,Work Surface 🏗️ Project TypeA 🏢 Building Details2 🎯 Construction UseH |
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| Jul 28, 2024 | Employee dies from electrocution while drilling cores in con | FATAL | — | Report #221686983 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee dies from electrocution while drilling cores in con ⚠️ Safety IssuesArm,Concrete Floor,Contact,Drill,Drilling,Electric Shock,Electric current,Electrical Wire,Electrocuted,Laborer,Lack of Engineering Controls,Masonry,Shock,Work Surface 🏗️ Project TypeA 🏢 Building Details7 🎯 Construction UseB |
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| Jul 23, 2024 | Employee connecting transformer wires dies when electrocuted | FATAL | — | Report #221685506 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee connecting transformer wires dies when electrocuted ⚠️ Safety IssuesBucket ,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 |
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Electrical Workplace Accidents
11,902 accidents total