Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 167247.015 - Employee is electrocuted while installing chiller system

Accident Summary Nr: 167247.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 06/06/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1753660.015	06/07/2024		238220	Rushco Energy Specialists, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:40 p.m. on June 6, 2024, Employee #1, employed by a company installing a temporary cooling chiller system, was working on electrical connections. The employee was running 50-foot cables (4-AWG) from the rooftop to connect to the electrical panel and the chiller's disconnect on the ground. While working underneath the chiller equipment, the employee was electrocuted when the power to the equipment was energized, and the frame of the equipment was not grounded. The employee was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: Cable, Electric Conductor, Electrical panel, Electrocuted, Ground, Installing, Lockout/Tagout, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1753660.015	31	M	Fatality

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