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Accident Summary Nr: 160022.015 - Employee dies after electrocuted while troubleshooting furna

Accident Summary Nr: 160022.015 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 09/18/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1698222.015	09/19/2023		238220	Specialized Hvac, Llc

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on September 18, 2023, an employee working as an HVAC technician for a HVAC contractor was troubleshooting a furnace installation. The employee was working on low voltage part of the system but was electrocuted and died.

Keywords: Commercial Building, Construction, Electric Shock, Electrical Wire, Electrocuted, Furnace, HVAC, Installing, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Technician, Troubleshooting

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1698222.015	41	M	Fatality		Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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