Construction Worker Shocked, Suffered Electrical Burns
Construction worker seriously shocked in Venice On January 9th, 2018, a 56-year-old construction worker was found lying on the ground at Village on the Isle, Venice, FL, critically injured. When the accident occurred, the man had been working on equipment that was inside the electrical room. The unfortunate happening threw him across the room. When […]
Hopefully Companies Will Implement Safer Work Practices to Avoid These Types of Tragedies
Companies Fined for Big Bend Accident after Multiple Lives Lost and Serious Injury In June of 2017, a total of five employees of Tampa Electric Co., Gaffin Industrial Services Inc. and Brace Integrated Services Inc. lost their lives due to serious injuries they incurred while on-the-job, and another suffered severe burns. After the U.S. Department […]
OSHA ACCIDENT REPORT: 23 Year Old Worker Dies From Electrical Shock
OSHA ACCIDENT REPORT: 23 Year Old worker Dies from Electrical Shock Accident: 101947.015 – Employee Dies From Electrical Shock At 10:52 a.m. on November 30, 2017, Employee #1 was working on an energized female electrical plug at the “load out” line near door 1N of Building A, which conveys potatoes from the storage bin into […]
OSHA ACCIDENT REPORT: Worker Burned After Receiving Electric Shock While Replacing Light Ballast
OSHA ACCIDENT REPORT: Worker is burned after receiving electric shock while replacing light ballast Accident: 99730.015 – Employee Receives Electric Shock While Replacing Light Ballast At 12:00 p.m. on October 9, 2017, am employee was working from a ladder to replace the ballast of a light fixture. During work, the employee received an electric shock […]
OSHA ACCIDENT REPORT: 25 Year Old Worker Killed by Electrical Shock
25 year old Worker Killed by Electrical Shock Accident: 99460.015 – Employee Is Killed By Electrical Shock At 11:00 a.m. on September 27, 2017, Employee#1 and his coworkers were in the process of installing electrical wiring to a new dry storage unit. As they proceeded, the employees received an electrical shock. They tried to troubleshoot […]
Contractor Severely Burned
Contractor Severely Burned A contractor was severely burned following contact with a single spark while performing simple maintenance on an electrical panel in an administrative building. Another contractor working alongside the man had to extinguish the flames using a nearby fire extinguisher. While his attire at the time of the incident is unknown, one may […]
Arc Flash Victim Avoids Injury Thanks to PPE
This worker was able to escape an arc flash without injury because he was wearing his PPE and it very well could have saved his life. SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) — An arc flash at the Panda Power station Tuesday in south Sherman sent one employee to the hospital. An employee was de-energizing on a breaker, […]
OSHA Cites Wiring Subcontractor After Arc Flash Burns Worker at the Plant Bowen Facility
Notes from OSHA Regional News Brief – Region 4 OSHA cites Georgia Power, wiring subcontractor after arc flash severely burns worker at the Plant Bowen facility; proposes $122K in fines Employers failed to power down cabinet before electrician began work U.S. Department of Labor OSHA inspectors opened an investigation on Oct. 27, 2015, after learning […]
OSHA Citation: Worker Electrocuted Because Employer Did Not Ensure Safety Procedures Were Followed.
OSHA Regional News Release – Region 4 Worker electrocuted because his employer did not ensure safety procedures were followed A preventable incident, OSHA report reveals REDDICK, Fla. – Electrician’s apprentice was testing and repairing electrical transformers at a substation in Reddick when he was electrocuted by more than 10,000 volts. He was a 36-year-old husband […]
Arc Flash Incident: OSHA Fines Company for “Avoidable” Hazards
OSHA Regional News Release – Region 2 Lack of protective equipment for electrician results in 1st and 3rd degree burns after arc flash. Steel manufacturer faces $147K in fines for “avoidable” hazards According to OSHA, an electric technician at a steel manufacturing plant was removing wiring from a fan motor in an overhead crane, when […]
