Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200802239 - Employee Is Killed When Electrocuted by Lighting

Accident Summary Nr: 200802239 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 06/18/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313129140	06/22/2009	2011	311611	Vpp Group, Llc

Abstract: On June 18, 2009, Employee #1, an electrician, was repairing lighting in a kill floor area. He had climbed out onto a drip tray over the kill floor to access the conduits where the suspected electrical fault had occurred. A coworker saw Employee #1's body stiffen and then slump forward. CPR and an AED were administered, however the AED advised, "No Shock." Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the hospital. The county medical examiner ruled the death as an electrocution.

Keywords: REPAIR, CPR, CONDUIT, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313129140			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians

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