Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 169993.015 - Employee dies from electrocution while troubleshooting testi
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1773374.015 | 09/04/2024 | 541380 | Eurofins Electrical And Electronic Testing Na, Llc |
Abstract: At 6:37 p.m. on September 4, 2024, Employee #1, an Operations Manager employed by Eurofins Electrical and Electronic Testing NA, LLC, was troubleshooting technical issues with testing chamber C-12 at the company's electrical product testing facility. Earlier in the day, Employee #1, along with two coworkers, had been working to achieve required set points for temperature and humidity inside the chamber (70�C and 90% relative humidity). After coworkers left for the day, Employee #1 remained on site. At approximately 6:30 p.m., a coworker opened the chamber and discovered Employee #1 unresponsive inside the chamber, hunched between the device under test and a cable pass-through hole. Employee #1 was found gripping a bundle of power cords with his right hand. The coworker unplugged the power distribution unit, removed Employee #1 from the chamber, applied an AED, called emergency services, and initiated CPR. Paramedics arrived and pronounced Employee #1 dead at the scene. A subsequent inspection of the power distribution unit, power cables, test devices, and the C-12 chamber grounding system revealed no observable faults.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1773374.015 | 35 | M | Fatality | Managers and administrators, n.e.c |