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Accident: 200170371 - Refrigerator Worker Is Electrocuted While Fixing A Freezer

Accident: 200170371 -- Report ID: 0257260 -- Event Date: 12/04/2001
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
30014979612/07/20017299Loiza Frozen
On December 12, 2001, Employee #1, a 44-year-old male, technician with Loiza Frozen was working on a freezer at Berwind Elementary School, when an employee of the school said to him "that this machine had a noise." In an attempt to fix the noise, Employee #1 removed the back cover of the machine and then fell to the floor from receiving an electrical shock. Employee #1 died Emergency Medical Services (EMS) arrived to the site.
Keywords: electrocuted, unguarded live parts, refrigerator
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 300149796 Fatality Electric Shock Occupation not reported

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