At PowerStudies.com, electrical safety is a priority. Whether it’s through electrical safety training or power system analysis, we strive to give our customers the knowledge that they need to stay safe on the job. Videos like the one above are a heartbreaking reminder of why we focus so much on safety. Because we are so passionate about electrical safety on the job site, incidents such as this are a sobering reminder of how important it is to have your electrical maintenance crew properly trained in the electrical hazards that they are exposed to on a daily basis.
In the video, the jobsite foreman of a factory in Elkin, North Carolina leads us through the aftermath of an arc flash incident that took the life of Eddie Adams. Due to a careless mistake, Eddie lived the last day of his life in a condition that nobody should have to experience.
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Three seriously injured in Dubai work site accident.
Three workers are fighting for their lives at Rashid Hospital after suffering severe electrical burns in a site accident behind Wafi Mall on Sunday morning.
The victims, two electrical engineers and one supervisor, were testing some electrical panels when the accident happened ar around 11am. One of the engineers worked for ETA Ascon while the two others were outsourced by the ETA from another company.
According to an official from ETA Ascon, the victims reportedly forgot to remove the electrical cables of the previous panel from the machine tester they were using and plugged another set of cables from another panel causing the machine to explode.
OSHA fines Highway Technologies Inc. for Worker Electrocution
On Sept. 17, 2012, a worker employed by Highway Technologies Inc. was fatally injured while working with equipment that came into contact with overhead power lines during highway work in western Wisconsin. OSHA issued 10 safety violations with proposed penalties totaling $448,000 and placed the company in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
Highway Technologies Inc. was performing guardrail and sign installation for a 13-mile stretch of I-94 near Menomonie, Wis., under contract with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation when the incident occurred.
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Con Ed worker injured by explosion.
On February 1st, a Con Ed worker was injured when a small electrical explosion burned his face and arms as he worked inside a tony Upper West Side apartment building, authorities said.
The explosion sent the unidentified Con Ed worker and one other injured person to New York Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell Medical Center in stable condition at about 12:50 p.m., the FDNY said.
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Electrical fire at Ice Harbor Dam stops Power Production
Power production stopped at Ice Harbor Dam near Burbank after two small fires were discovered at 9 a.m. Thursday.
The fires were inside two cabinets holding electrical components for two of the dam’s six generators, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. Three generators were operating at the time.
Power for dam facilities stopped, but power was being pulled off the electrical grid within 30 minutes for basic facility operations. The navigation lock returned to service at 12:40 p.m.
UK Power Networks fined over death of engineer
A POWER company has been fined £275,000 over the death of an electrical engineer.
John Higgins died from horrific injuries while carrying out maintenance work at an electricity sub-station.
As the 59-year-old UK Power Networks engineer worked on a piece of equipment, there was an explosion at the site in Chelmsford and he was engulfed in burning oil.
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OSHA cites lawn care service after electrocution of employee.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited AAA Professional Lawn Care Inc. for seven alleged serious violations of workplace safety standards in connection with the July 30 death of a worker who was performing tree trimming work at 5 Country View Drive in Johnston. The worker was fatally shocked when the aluminum pruner he was using came into contact with an energized 7,200-volt overhead power line.
An investigation by OSHA’s Providence Area Office found that the employer failed to de-energize or ground the power line before the work was begun, as well as to provide protective shields, barriers or insulating materials to protect workers from shocks, burns or other electrical-related injuries. In addition, the pruner was not insulated and was used within 10 feet of the power line, the employee lacked both proper training and protective gloves, and the employer did not institute work practices to reduce the electrical hazard. A serious violation occurs when there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.
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Contractor pleads guilty to violation of OSHA regulation after death of employee.
A contractor, doing business as Modern Painting and Decorating, has been sentenced to one year of probation after being found guilty of the willful violation of an OSHA regulation. Thomas Caruso, the contractor, hired Paul Thompson to paint the Habitat for Humanity building in New Kensington, PA. After being given a brief warning about the power lines that run close to the building, Paul was sent to the roof to paint with no further safety training and no protective gear. When his extended painting pole came in to contact with the power lines, he was fatally electrocuted.
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Construction worker badly injured in electrical accident
“A construction worker was badly injured this morning when he came in contact with a powerful electrical line while on a job in western Henrico County.
Henrico Fire & EMS Capt. Jim Mellon said the victim, who is in his mid 20s, was in critical condition when he was taken to VCU Medical Center.
Mellon said authorities were called at 9:14 a.m. after the construction worker was moving a piece of scaffolding and came in contact with a power line while at a job site in the 1600 block of Harborough Road, a short distance south of Mills Godwin High School.
The power line was transmitting 19,900 volts of electricity, Mellon said.
More than 100 Dominion Virginia Power customers lost electricity as a result of the accident, Mellon said.”
Source: Richmond Times Dispatch
Football Fans Suffer Electrical Burns.
In honor of football season, we bring to you the story of two NFL fans. While watching the Oakland Raiders play the Pittsburgh Steelers, the fans raised a flag attached to a 20 foot pole and neglected to notice the power lines overhead. They both suffered non life threatening electrical burns. Fire officials said that alcohol may have been involved in this incident and also noted that the type of flag being raised was not clearly recognizable. Please view the link to read more.
