Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 168698.015 - Employee dies from electrocution while drilling cores in con

Accident Summary Nr: 168698.015 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 07/28/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1764893.015	07/29/2024		238140	Ortiz Concrete, Cutting & Core Drilling Llc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on July 28, 2024, an employee working as a construction laborer for a masonry contractor was core drilling a concrete floor. The employee's core drill came into contact with electrical wiring. The employee was electrocuted and died.

Keywords: Arm, Concrete Floor, Contact, Drill, Drilling, Electric Shock, Electric current, Electrical Wire, Electrocuted, Laborer, Lack of Engineering Controls, Masonry, Shock, Work Surface

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			7		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1764893.015	32	M	Fatality		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause:

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