Employee dies after electrocuted drilling holes in wet area

At 9:45 a.m. on September 19, 2023, an employee working as a carpenter for an engineering contractor was working on a marine construction operation. The employee was working with a coworker on the top of a working platform over the sea making drill holes before the installation of pier defenders for cruises. The crew was standing inside the water in the platform using an electrical tool. The employee received a 110-Volt electric shock while removing a HILTI core drill that got stuck inside of a wall of the pier. After the shock, the […]