Decatur man dies in workplace accident at Clinton Nuclear Power Plant
CLINTON, IL (25News Now) – The DeWitt County Coroner has identified the man who died Friday afternoon while working on an electrical transformer at the Clinton Clean Energy Center in DeWitt County. Coroner Randy Rice said Saturday that the person electrocuted was 29-year-old Samuel Ward of Decatur. An autopsy has been scheduled. Plant owner Constellation […]
NJ Plant Faces $1 Million OSHA Fine Following Fatality
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a fresh-cut vegetable processing company for willfully and repeatedly violating safety requirements after a worker was fatally injured while cleaning and sanitizing a machine, the agency announced November 24. The agency initiated an inspection into Taylor Farms New Jersey Inc. after being notified of a fatality […]
OSHA investigating 2 unrelated work incidents at Florence plant
FLORENCE, S.C. (WPDE) — The South Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating two unrelated workplace incidents in the past month at WestRock on Paper Mill Road in Florence, according to Holly Beeson with the South Carolina Department of Labor. Employees at the plant said two men were burned in both incidents. ABC […]
Man electrocuted at xAI facility in Southaven, police say
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – A man was taken to the hospital after being electrocuted at the xAI facility in Southaven Friday, police said. The Southaven Police Department said officers were sent to the facility at 2875 Stanton Road on Friday for an electrocution. Police said the man was given medical attention, then taken to Regional One […]
OUC investigation identifies ‘unknown explosion’ incident in downtown Orlando as ‘arc flash’
ORLANDO, Fla. — An Orlando Utilities Commission safety team’s preliminary investigation of an incident early Thursday that was initially reported as an “unknown explosion” at an OUC substation has been identified as an “arc flash,” the utility said in a statement. OUC also provided an update on three of its employees taken to the hospital […]
Report: Worker was fatally electrocuted at Montana mine
An electrician died at a Montana platinum and palladium mine on July 26 when “he contacted (an) energized 13,200 Volt switchgear in a power center.” That is the preliminary finding of the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration regarding a fatality at the Stillwater Mine late last month. The worker — 50-year-old Brian M. Hanson […]
US Department of Labor cites paper products manufacturer for safety, health violations following 3 investigations
APPLETON, WI – The U.S. Department of Labor has cited an Appleton paper products manufacturer for allegedly exposing employees to dangerous energy and machine guarding hazards after an employee suffered two finger-tip amputations. Investigators with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration conducted three investigations and concluded that Progressive Converting Inc. failed to properly guard machinery, did […]
NFPA 70B: What the Change Means for Maintenance, Operations and Safety
The 2023 revision of NFPA 70B is bringing about a new era of electrical safety in the workplace. This standard sets official guidance for how to address electrical maintenance needs. The 2023 revision of NFPA 70B: Recommended Practice for Electrical Equipment Maintenance brought about a new era of electrical safety in the workplace. Formerly a […]
OSHA cites tool and equipment manufacturer after maintenance electrician suffers severe burns during an electrical arc blast
OSHA cites Stanley Black+Decker for safety failures, assesses $222K in penalties WILLARD, OH – One of the world’s largest and best-known tool and equipment manufacturers could have prevented a 29-year-old maintenance electrician from suffering severe burns during an electrical arc blast at a company facility in Willard if required safety standards were followed, a U.S. […]
Tragic Electrocution at Windmill Farm Claims Life, Willacy County Investigates
A fatal workplace incident at a windmill farm in Willacy County results in the electrocution death of a man, sparking an ongoing investigation by local authorities. Tragic Electrocution at Willacy County Windmill Farm A routine day at a windmill farm located at the intersection of FM 1018 and FM 507 turned tragic when a […]
