Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 155086.015 - Employee dies after being electrocuted while installing LED

Accident Summary Nr: 155086.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 03/29/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1659882.015	03/29/2023		441110	Ewald Automotive Group, Llc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on March 29, 2023, an employee working maintenance for a new car dealership was installing a replacement high-bay LED lighting fixture. The employee was standing in a JLG Scissor Lift while installing the fixture. The employee was exposed to 277-Volt 3-Phase electrical current while direct wiring the lighting fixture on an energized circuit. The employee contacted the live wires and was electrocuted, killing him.

Keywords: Automobile, Automotive Repair, Electric Shock, Electric current, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Electrocuted, Energized, Face, Finger, Hand, Installing, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lighting, Lighting Fixture, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Mechanic, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Nerve damage, Scissor lift, Shock

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation				24	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1659882.015	42	M	Fatality		Not specified mechanics and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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