2 Dead, 2 Others Critically Injured After a String of Electrocutions in a Single Day
CBC News reports, Multiple electrocution incidents in Ontario prompt Electrical Safety Authority warning Ontario’s Electrical Safety Authority is pleading with people to stay safe around power lines after two people were killed by electrocution and two others were critically injured in a single day in Ontario. A worker was electrocuted and killed in Vaughan on Sept. […]
Contractor Fined $662,102 by WorkSafeBC
WorkSafeBC fines Site C Contractor $662,102 FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Peace River Hydro Partners, has been fined $662,102.48 by WorkSafeBC. The fine was imposed on August 21, 2019, after a worker sustained an electrical shock injury. A worker was able to access the main circuit breaker in a high-voltage electrical cabinet for tunnelling equipment. […]
West Virginia Officials Say a 40-Year-Old Coal Mine Electrician Died in an Accident.
West Virginia officials say a 40-year-old coal mine electrician has died in an accident. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia officials say a 40-year-old coal mine electrician has died in an accident. The West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training says Steven Vernon Keeney of Sylvester died of injuries from an apparent electrical […]
Dekalb Molded Plastic Molding Supervisor Dies After Electric Shock
Butler, Ind. — A molding supervisor at DeKalb Molded Plastics Co. died on Aug. 4, less than a month after he suffered an electrical shock in a July 18 accident at the company’s Butler facility. The company said Larry Griffin Jr. was working around one of the company’s presses, which was not in operation, when […]
Underground Electrical Arc Flash Injured 2 Workers in Grand Rapids
Two Consumers Energy workers were injured in a flash explosion in an underground storage area in Grand Rapids. The workers are recovering. Consumers Energy is continuing to investigate the cause of the flash explosion. They were working in an underground, concrete vault, where electrical-distribution equipment is kept and maintained, when they were burned by an […]
Employee Electrocuted – OSHA ACCIDENT REPORT: Employee Contacts Energized Circuit
OSHA ACCIDENT REPORT: Employee Contacts Energized Circuit and is Electrocuted Accident: 118245.015 — Report ID: 0521700 — Event Date: 07/20/2019 Employee #1 and two coworkers, employed by an electrical services company, were installing wiring and Acuity Brands BLT/BLC LED Luminaire lights in a school classroom. Employee #1, an electrician, was working from an 8-foot fiberglass […]
Worker Dies After Being Electrocuted at Steel Manufacturing Plant
Worker dies after being electrocuted at steel manufacturing plant A man was electrocuted at the TMK IPSCO Plant in Ambridge, PA. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, emergency officials responded to the facility at 11:12 a.m. Wednesday, where authorities said an outside contractor who was working inside the plant suffered electrical injuries. He later died after being […]
Subcontractor Electrocuted – Man Dies After Electrocution and Fall While Working at South Carolina High School
Man dies after electrocution and fall while working as subcontractor at South Carolina high school A 28-year-old subcontractor working at Georgetown High School in South Carolina died on Thursday. The victim, a resident of Myrtle Beach, fell about eight feet off a ladder to the floor after being electrocuted. An autopsy Friday determined the cause […]
Employer Willfully Failed to Train Employee for the Hazardous Electrical Work He Was Directed to Perform
OSHA News Release – Region 2 The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) has issued a decision affirming all safety and health citations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) against Jersey City Medical Center. OSHA cited the medical center, based in Jersey City, NJ, for electrical hazards […]
Worker Electrocuted – OSHA ACCIDENT REPORT: Employee Replacing Light Assembly is Electrocuted
OSHA ACCIDENT REPORT: Employee Replacing Light Assembly is Electrocuted Accident: 117191.015 — Report ID: 0552652 — Event Date: 06/18/2019 Employee #1, employed by an electrical services company, was engaged in electrical work at a multiemployer job site. After removing a 2-foot by 4-foot florescent light assembly, he was attempting to replace it with a 2-foot by […]
