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Accident Summary Nr: 149381.015 - Employee is killed, electrocuted after contacting live wires

Accident Summary Nr: 149381.015 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 08/04/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1614053.015	08/05/2022		238210	Christopher Beasley

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on August 4, 2022, an employee (Owner) was working in the attic space of a dwelling installing a replacement bathroom fan and light fixture. The employee was electrocuted and died when he contacted live wires attached to the existing bathroom fixture.

Keywords: Attic, Chest, Construction, Electric Shock, Electrical, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Electrician, Electrocuted, Hand, Inexperience, Installing, Lighting Fixture, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Residential Construction, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1614053.015	39	M	Fatality		Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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