Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 169330.015 - Employee dies after electrocuted connecting electrical box

Accident Summary Nr: 169330.015 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 08/14/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1769345.015	08/14/2024	4911	221122	157286 - Duke Energy Carolinas, Llc

Abstract: On August 14, 2024, an employee working for an electric utility company was making connections in a CP single-phase pad-mounted distribution transformer. The employee was connecting an electrical box at a residential construction site two houses down from the transformer. The employee apparently made contact with the 120-volt Z busbar inside the transformer and was electrocuted. EMS responded but the employee was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: Arm, Busbar, Connecting, Construction, Contact, Elec Utility Work, Electric Shock, Electric current, Electrical Cabinet, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Electrician, Electrocuted, Glove, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Protective Clothing, Residential Construction, Shock, Transformer, Utility, Work Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1769345.015	28	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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