Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program
Through the Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program, NIOSH conducts investigations of fatal occupational injuries. The primary intent of this program is to provide interested users with access to the full text of hundreds of fatality investigation reports.
State
FACE Reports: Electrocution
The
following reports are the products of our Cooperative State partners and are presented here in their original unedited form from the states. The findings and conclusions in these reports are those of the individual Cooperative State partner and do not necessarily reflect the views or policy of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Pub. Date | Report No. | State | Title |
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12/12/2023 | 2023KY005 | KY | Roofer in boom lift electrocuted by overhead electrical line - Kentucky. |
10/30/2020 | 2018OR040 | OR | Newly hired lighting technician electrocuted while working night shift - Oregon. |
1/16/2019 | 2018KY054 | KY | Teen roofer electrocuted when ladder contacts high voltage power line. |
11/12/2018 | 2018KY024 | KY | Dump truck operator electrocuted after truck bed contacts high voltage line. |
9/5/2018 | 2018CA001 | CA | A tree trimmer is electrocuted while trimming a palm tree. |
6/21/2018 | 2016MI104 | MI | Concrete finisher electrocuted when bull float contacted an energized power line. |
9/26/2017 | 2012NY018 | NY | Mechanic electrocuted when a mobile light tower contacted powerline. |
5/24/2017 | 2016KY013 | KY | Tree trimmer electrocuted and dies while trimming tree away from power lines. |
12/1/2016 | 2016CA003 | CA | Two tree trimmers die when they are electrocuted while pollinating date palm trees. |
11/14/2016 | 2012WA045 | WA | Forest crew worker electrocuted while trying to cut tree fallen on high-voltage power line. |
2/5/2016 | 2013NJ074 | NJ | Tree-care worker electrocuted while trimming branch near power line. |
4/21/2015 | 2010WA031 | WA | Two propane gas supplier workers electrocuted when boom truck crane's boom contacts 7,200 volt overhead power line. |
2/11/2015 | 2013KY010 | KY | Two masons electrocuted after contact with an overhead power line. |
2/2/2015 | 2014KY049 | KY | Firefighter is electrocuted after contacting overhead power line. |
1/12/2015 | 2013MA019 | MA | Landscaper working from a raised portable work platform was electrocuted when a pole saw contacts overhead power line - Massachusetts. |
12/5/2014 | 2008IA074 | IA | Farm worker electrocuted while pressure-washing interior of swine barn. |
10/17/2014 | 2014KY031 | KY | Factory manager bypasses lockout/tag-out and is electrocuted. |
12/17/2012 | 2010MI069 | MI | Hispanic farm laborer electrocuted in potato field. |
3/30/2012 | 2011CA003 | CA | A tree trimmer is electrocuted when a tree branch falls onto energized electric power lines. |
12/19/2011 | 2011MA1NF | MA | Two 11th grade students shocked in separate incidents in the same electrical technology vocational school program - Massachusetts. |
9/8/2011 | 2008KY065 | KY | Out-of-state electrician electrocuted while restoring service at a personal residence. |
7/18/2011 | 2010MA019 | MA | Immigrant roofer electrocuted when an aluminum ladder platform hoist contacted overhead power line - Massachusetts. |
7/31/2009 | 2008MI037 | MI | Lineman electrocuted when he contacted 7,200-volt power line. |
1/27/2009 | 2008CA006 | CA | Laborer dies when he falls 35 feet from a scaffold after being electrocuted - California. |
1/13/2009 | 2008MI005 | MI | Roll-off container truck driver electrocuted when raised tilt frame contacted overhead line. |
12/23/2008 | 2006MA043 | MA | Apprentice electrician electrocuted while wiring an elevator disconnect switch - Massachusetts. |
7/31/2008 | 2004WA080 | WA | Maintenance worker electrocuted while attempting to change a light bulb in Washington State. |
8/31/2007 | 2006CA007 | CA | An electrician was electrocuted while repairing a lighting circuit. |
8/31/2007 | 2006CA008 | CA | A hotel maintenance worker died from injuries received from an electrical flash. |
7/11/2007 | 2006MI185 | MI | Truck driver electrocuted when raised long-bed dump trailer contacted 4,800-volt overhead power line. |
2/16/2007 | 2005MI065 | MI | Hispanic brick mason electrocuted when rerod contacts powerline. |
2/9/2006 | 2003OR021 | OR | Worker killed in wood-dust fire sparked by faulty fuse. |
1/25/2006 | 2004OR005 | OR | Machine operator electrocuted while shoveling pellets. |
10/4/2005 | 2004NJ059 | NJ | Hispanic factory worker dies of burns after improperly testing a 480-volt electrical bus bar. |
9/2/2005 | 1998MO101 | MO | Journeyman lineman electrocuted following contact with energized lightning arrestor. |
11/24/2004 | 2003MI193 | MI | Farmer died when electrocuted while welding feed bunker wagon. |
11/20/2004 | 2004CA004 | CA | Two heavy equipment mechanics electrocuted while working on a large earth moving piece of construction equipment called a scraper. |
10/22/2004 | 2003KY115 | KY | Licensed electrician dies when electrocuted by 480 volts. |
8/8/2004 | 2003IA055 | IA | Construction worker electrocuted when boom forklift contacted power lines. |
5/27/2004 | 2004NE002 | NE | Worker electrocuted in bucket truck. |
2/12/2004 | 2003MI079 | MI | Department of Public Works employee electrocuted attempting to read a water meter located behind an apartment boiler. |
12/30/2003 | 2003NE027 | NE | Irrigation system serviceman electrocuted. |
12/6/2003 | 2002MI208 | MI | Laborer electrocuted when antenna on top of steel pole building contacts 14400-volt energized line. |
11/17/2003 | 2003NE022 | NE | Farmer electrocuted exiting grain bin. |
4/22/2003 | 2002MI119 | MI | Inside wireman electrician electrocuted working on exterior light pole. |
5/17/2002 | 2001AK018 | AK | Construction materials technician electrocuted after contacting power line at quarry. |
11/14/2000 | 2000AK011 | AK | Lineman killed after contacting charged switch. |
7/12/2000 | 1999AK019 | AK | Driller's helper electrocuted when mast of drill rig contacted overhead power lines. |
1/24/2000 | 1999AK011 | AK | Laborer/rigger electrocuted during an aerial lift of equipment. |
11/29/1999 | 1999MN039 | MN | Farm worker electrocuted while repairing bale conveyor electrical cord. |
7/1/1999 | 1994MD022 | MD | Master electrician electrocuted while installing fluorescent lighting at a commercial establishment - Maryland. |
7/1/1999 | 1994MD038 | MD | Appliance repair person was electrocuted in a repair shop while diagnosing the problem with a microwave oven - Maryland. |
11/1/1998 | 1998MD019 | MD | A siding mechanic falls from a ladder after he contacted a power line. |
10/30/1998 | 1998MO042 | MO | Cable television installer electrocuted when cable wire contacts 7,200-volt powerline. |
10/16/1998 | 1998NE025 | NE | Three fiber optic cable installers killed by contact with power line. |
8/21/1998 | 1998NJ025 | NJ | Sign company owner and helper electrocuted when a sign post contacts an overhead power line. |
7/27/1997 | 1997NE030 | NE | Lineman electrocuted on tower. |
6/19/1997 | 1997NE006 | NE | Lineman struck by falling power pole. |
2/6/1997 | 1997IN117 | IN | A 29-year-old furnace technician (the victim) dies trying to put out a trailer fire. |
1/23/1997 | 1996MO059 | MO | Wireless cable TV service installer electrocuted by overhead power line. |
1/6/1997 | 1996CA014 | CA | Plumber is electrocuted when he contacts the frayed wires of his work light in California. |
12/15/1996 | 1996CO029 | CO | A 24-year-old farm laborer dies when the aluminum irrigation pipe he is handling contacts a high voltage line. |
11/25/1996 | 1996NJ042 | NJ | Electrical testing laboratory technician killed after contacting 26,000 volts and falling from a ladder. |
10/21/1996 | 1996CA006 | CA | Two well drillers electrocuted when their truck-mounted boom contacts overhead power lines in California. |
10/2/1996 | 1996CA002 | CA | Student worker (laborer) is electrocuted when street light standard makes electrical contact in California. |
8/23/1996 | 1996MN056 | MN | Worker electrocuted after touching dump truck that contacted overhead power line. |
8/7/1996 | 1996NJ010 | NJ | Tree trimmer electrocuted after contacting an overhead power line. |
3/18/1996 | 1995NJ080 | NJ | Electrical helper electrocuted after contacting 460 volts while servicing an overhead light fixture. |
3/1/1996 | 1995CO054 | CO | A car wash employee is electrocuted while working on equipment. |
11/20/1995 | 1995NJ061 | NJ | Municipal utility worker electrocuted when a backhoe strikes an underground electrical transmission line. |
11/20/1995 | 1995NJ070 | NJ | High school maintenance worker electrocuted after contacting a 277 volt electrical cable. |
10/27/1995 | 1995MN042 | MN | Building renovation contractor electrocuted when scaffold contacted 8,000 volt overhead power line. |
10/17/1995 | 1994MA068 | MA | Massachusetts public utility electrician electrocuted during routine operations and maintenance. |
10/16/1995 | 1995MN040 | MN | Farmer electrocuted while working on a bale conveyor. |
8/31/1995 | 1995MN033 | MN | Business manager electrocuted while removing flagpole located near 7,200 volt overhead power line. |
6/8/1995 | 1994NJ114 | NJ | Groundman electrocuted during installation of pole mounted transformer. |
4/10/1995 | 1994CA006 | CA | Traction power inspector dies after being electrocuted while doing routine maintenance at a traction power substation in California. |
2/22/1995 | 1994NE039 | NE | Commercial garage door falls, fatally crushing worker. |
2/1/1995 | 1994NJ090 | NJ | Lifeguard electrocuted after contacting an energized pump motor housing. |
2/1/1995 | 1994CO040 | CO | Two workers were injured (one died and one was hospitalized with burns) when the truck-mounted conveyor they were using was raised and contacted a 7,620-volt overhead power line. |
1/19/1995 | 1994CO035 | CO | A 35-year-old painter was electrocuted when the aluminum ladder he was moving contacted a 7,620-volt power line. |
1/18/1995 | 1994WI305 | WI | Farm worker electrocuted when aluminum grain tube contacts overhead power line. |
1/4/1995 | 1994MO127 | MO | Apprentice lineman electrocuted on pad-mounted underground transformer. |
12/17/1994 | 1994MO110 | MO | Service technician electrocuted while repairing air conditioning unit. |
12/6/1994 | 1994MO096 | MO | Roofing materials deliveryman electrocuted when truck-mounted boom conveyer contacts overhead power line. |
11/30/1994 | 1994NJ066 | NJ | Tree trimmer electrocuted while trimming a tree. |
11/7/1994 | 1994CA001 | CA | Two equipment operators electrocuted when irrigation pipe made contact with an overhead electrical line in California. |
10/3/1994 | 1994NJ072 | NJ | Apprentice lineman dies after making contact with a high voltage transmission line through a wooden utility pole. |
9/26/1994 | 1993NJ126 | NJ | Sheet metal worker electrocuted after contacting 277 volts while replacing an overhead light fixture. |
9/1/1994 | 1994CA004 | CA | Coil tester electrocuted while testing insulation on a conduit coil in California. |
7/25/1994 | 1994CO003 | CO | Foreman on electrical line crew is electrocuted when an energized line contacts a guy wire. |
6/24/1994 | 1994IN061 | IN | Laborer electrocuted while felling trees on private property. |
6/22/1994 | 1993NJ063 | NJ | Construction laborer electrocuted at school renovation site. |
5/17/1994 | 1994IN046 | IN | Laborer electrocuted while attempting to change a fuse in a fuse box providing power to a fertilizer mixer/loader. |
4/29/1994 | 1994MN012 | MN | Delivery truck driver electrocuted after truck-mounted boom contacts 40,000-volt overhead power line. |
4/26/1994 | 1994MA003 | MA | Massachusetts arborist electrocuted on contact with 13,800 volt public utility powerline. |
4/22/1994 | 1993MN079 | MN | Construction laborer electrocuted after accessing primary side of transformer box. |
4/18/1994 | 1993MA009 | MA | Self-employed Massachusetts electrician dies during electrical connection of equipment. |
4/9/1994 | 1993NJ089 | NJ | Drill operator electrocuted after contacting a 7,200 volt overhead power line while raising a drill rig boom. |
4/5/1994 | 1993CA006 | CA | Tree trimmer electrocuted by high voltage line in California. |
4/5/1994 | 1993CA008 | CA | Maintenance worker electrocuted while at work on top of a water tank in California. |
3/24/1994 | 1993WI233 | WI | Coating machine operator electrocuted while assisting electrician with circuit breaker wiring. |
3/19/1994 | 1992WI089 | WI | A 29 year old truck driver/delivery man was electrocuted when the aluminum pole brush he was holding came in contact with a 14,000 volt overhead transmission line. |
3/2/1994 | 1993MN011 | MN | Electrician electrocuted after contacting energized equipment. |
2/12/1994 | 1993WI214 | WI | Electrician electrocuted after contacting an energized electric hand drill. |
2/3/1994 | 1993MA003 | MA | Massachusetts carpentry foreman dies when metal ladder contacts overhead public utility powerline. |
1/6/1994 | 1993MN062 | MN | Heavy construction equipment mechanic dies from electrocution. |
12/1/1993 | 1993NJ069 | NJ | Roofer dies after falling 30 feet from a ladder when an aluminum pole contacts an overhead power line. |
11/18/1993 | 1993IN080 | IN | Laborer dies of complications after receiving severe electrical shock installing a TV tower. |
11/15/1993 | 1993NJ019 | NJ | Chief lineman electrocuted after contacting 4,200 volts while repairing a downed power line. |
11/15/1993 | 1992CA016 | CA | Facilities journeyman electrician electrocuted while doing electrical maintenance work in California. |
11/4/1993 | 1993MN010 | MN | Electrician dies from electrocution. |
10/19/1993 | 1993IA015 | IA | Lineman electrocuted after contacting 7,200 volt transmission line while installing new pole. |
9/17/1993 | 1992MA017 | MA | Self-employed Massachusetts real estate developer/builder electrocuted by construction site generator. |
7/21/1993 | 1992WI095 | WI | Farmer dies when hay elevator he and 2 other men were moving came into contact with a high power transmission line. |
7/13/1993 | 1992WI106 | WI | Welder was electrocuted while attempting to connect two power cords. |
7/13/1993 | 1992MA001 | MA | Massachusetts public utility lineman dies of thermal burns when aerial lift hydraulic hoses ruptured and ignited. |
6/24/1993 | 1993NJ026 | NJ | One firefighter electrocuted and one seriously injured when an aluminum extension ladder contacts a 7,600 volt overhead power line. |
4/15/1993 | 1992CA002 | CA | Electrical engineer dies after receiving burns from an electrical panel in California. |
4/15/1993 | 1992CA003 | CA | Plumber electrocuted while working in a crawlspace in California. |
4/15/1993 | 1992CA005 | CA | Insulation plant operator electrocuted while changing an electrode in California. |
4/15/1993 | 1992CA006 | CA | Construction laborer electrocuted by energized crane in California. |
4/15/1993 | 1992CA008 | CA | Roofer electrocuted after falling on power lines in California. |
4/15/1993 | 1992CA011 | CA | Maintenance laborer electrocuted during renovation of an office building in California. |
4/15/1993 | 1992CA013 | CA | Pipe fitter electrocuted when closing metal gates at construction site in California. |
4/15/1993 | 1992CA014 | CA | Electrician was electrocuted while doing repair work on a restaurant freezer in California. |
2/21/1993 | 1992NJ019 | NJ | Worker electrocuted while servicing an energized air conditioning unit. |
2/13/1993 | 1992MO028 | MO | Production worker dies following contact with 220 volts of electricity in Missouri. |
2/12/1993 | 1992WI075 | WI | Assistant machine operator was electrocuted when he handled a compressed air nozzle and screw driver near or in a power cord carrying 480 volts. |
2/10/1993 | 1992NJ026 | NJ | Lineman electrocuted after falling against exposed conductors in a ground level transformer box. |
12/26/1992 | 1992MO012 | MO | Line foreman electrocuted while performing routine maintenance at a transformer station in Missouri. |
12/25/1992 | 1992WI057 | WI | Crane operator electrocuted dies when the boom he was operating came in contact with 4800 volt high power transmission line. |
12/10/1992 | 1992NJ029 | NJ | Construction worker electrocuted when crane cable contacts an overhead power line. |
12/1/1992 | 1992CO039 | CO | Maintenance electrician dies from burns received when electrical panel is shorted. |
11/25/1992 | 1992MN011 | MN | Resident caretaker dies from electrocution. |
10/29/1992 | 1992MN004 | MN | Turkey farmer dies from electrocution. |
10/2/1992 | 1992NJ007 | NJ | Electrician electrocuted after contacting 277 volts while installing an overhead light fixture. |
10/2/1992 | 1992NJ011 | NJ | Utility company work leader electrocuted while replacing a lightning arrester on a utility pole. |
9/16/1992 | 1992AK012 | AK | Powerline worker electrocuted while performing maintenance on overhead powerline - Alaska. |
9/15/1992 | 1992MN012 | MN | Tree trimming/removal worker electrocuted after making indirect contact with a 8000 volt overhead power line. |
9/1/1992 | 1992MN006 | MN | Plumber/construction worker electrocuted by indirect contact with 220V conductor. |
8/25/1992 | 1992MA010 | MA | Elevator service/repair helper electrocuted in Massachusetts. |
5/27/1992 | 1992MN002 | MN | Lineman electrocuted by contacting energized 4160-volt power line. |
5/4/1992 | 1992MA003 | MA | Self-employed carpentry specialist electrocuted when he contacted energized public utility powerline in Massachusetts. |
3/12/1992 | 1991NJ016 | NJ | Lineman electrocuted after contacting 7,200 volts while re-routing power lines on a utility pole. |
3/10/1992 | 1991NJ020 | NJ | Tree trimmer dies after contacting energized powerlines. |
3/2/1992 | 1991NJ013 | NJ | Painter is electrocuted while power-washing a bridge. |
1/7/1992 | 1991NJ017 | NJ | Carpenter dies after falling 22 feet from a ladder when aluminum siding section contacts an overhead power line. |
10/25/1991 | 1991NJ010 | NJ | Maintenance worker electrocuted after contacting 120 volts while testing an electric motor. |
10/25/1991 | 1991NJ012 | NJ | Drill operator and mechanic electrocuted after contacting a 7,200 volt overhead power line with a drill rig boom. |
10/25/1991 | 1991NJ009 | NJ | Electrician's helper electrocuted after contacting 480 volt bus wires for an overhead crane. |
10/11/1991 | 1990NJ014 | NJ | Laborer electrocuted while working at bottom of dry well at sewer pumping station. |
9/16/1991 | 1991CO084 | CO | Truck driver electrocuted when the discharge chute of a hay grinder contacts 7200 volt power line. |
7/23/1991 | 1991NJ003 | NJ | Power substation worker falls 12 feet to his death after contacting a 26,000 volt power line. |
7/23/1991 | 1991NJ006 | NJ | Factory worker electrocuted after contacting 480 volts while attempting to reset a relay in an electrical cabinet. |
7/23/1991 | 1991MA007 | MA | Employee electrocuted while dismantling a metal edged box resting on a flexible electrical cord. |
6/28/1991 | 1991NJ004 | NJ | Electronics technician is electrocuted while servicing a microwave oven. |
2/24/1991 | 1990NJ013 | NJ | Insulation installer dies when his aluminum ladder makes contact with overhead power line. |
2/9/1991 | 1990CO042 | CO | Dairy farmer electrocuted when the grain auger he was relocating contacts 7200 volt power line in Colorado. |
12/11/1990 | 1990NJ015 | NJ | Apprentice lineman dies after making contact with the secondary power lines on a utility pole. |
11/14/1990 | 1990CO029 | CO | Wheat farm employee electrocuted when the aluminum irrigation pipe contacted a 7200 volt power line. |
11/2/1990 | 1990NJ006 | NJ | Electrician dies working on energized electrical circuit in New Jersey. |
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