Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1777302.015 - Wasatch Electric, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Boise Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1777302.015

Report ID: 1032500

Date Opened: 09/21/2024

Site Address:
Wasatch Electric, Llc
15017 N Mcfarland Creek Drive
Eagle, ID 83714

Mailing Address:
2455 West 1500 South Ste A, Salt Lake City, UT 84104

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238210/Electrical Contractors

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/21/2024

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/17/2025

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	2215597

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170379.015

Event: 09/21/2024

Employee is killed when struck and decapitated under trailer

At approximately 9:15 a.m. on September 21, 2024, an employee was using a winch bar to push in a stuck air-actuated steel pin on an expandable trailer bed. While the employee was working under the trailer inside a shear point, a coworker drove the truck in reverse, causing the shear point within the trailer's undercarriage to catch the employee's head, resulting in decapitation. The employee died at the scene.

Keywords: Decapitated, Flatbed Trailer, Guard, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Semi Tractor Trailer, Shear, Struck Against, Struck By, Tagout, Tractor Trailer, Trailer, Trailer Truck

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1777302.015	50	M	Fatality		Telecomm: Line Installers And Repairers

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