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Accident Summary Nr: 169109.015 - Employee is killed when trapped under electrical control cab

Accident Summary Nr: 169109.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 08/07/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1767767.015	08/08/2024		236220	Asplundh Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 9:00 p.m. on August 7, 2024, Employee #1, a Senior Engineer employed by Asplundh Construction, LLC, had arrived onsite in Building CC at the Caterpillar Inc. Proving Grounds Facility to conduct a walkthrough before work was to commence the following day. While working alone, the Senior Engineer requested access to the interior of a low-voltage electrical enclosure to remove thick gauge cables. It was later discovered that the employee had not checked out of the facility, prompting Caterpillar Inc. Security to search for him. The Senior Engineer was found pinned under the 400-pound electrical control box. Emergency personnel arrived on scene, and the employee was pronounced dead. According to the Tazewell County Coroner, the official cause of death was compressional asphyxia due to entrapment under the electrical control box.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Cable, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Falling Object, Pinned, Trapped

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1767767.015	36	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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