Explosion at Newmarket factory sends 6 to the hospital
Six workers were sent to the hospital last Wednesday after an arc flash explosion at a Dortec Industries plant in Newmarket that manufactures door latches for vehicles. The arc blast was isolated to one manufacturing line and while the company is investigating the cause, they do not expect the incident to disrupt regular business as the blast did not cause any damage to equipment or building structure. Out of nine people injured, six were sent to the hospital and released the same day. The victims in this article are fortunate that their injuries were non-life-threatening.
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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 fines Union, NJ, contractor $41,580 for repeat electrical hazards.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Bender Enterprises Inc., based in Union, with three repeat violations for continuing to expose workers to electrical hazards at a Fort Lee work site. OSHA’s June investigation was initiated following a referral from the Fort Lee Police Department when a worker was injured while servicing an electrical panel. Proposed penalties total $41,580.
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Worker electrocuted on KUB job site has been identified.
Knoxville Police said a KUB contract worker was killed by a high voltage electric shock on a construction site shortly after noon Monday.
W&O Construction Company, Inc. employee was working at KUB Kuwahee Wastewater Treatment Plant when the incident occurred. Knoxville Fire Department said it appears the workers were trying to lift a piece of metal with a crane, when something hit the power lines. Investigators are still working to figure out what exactly hit the line.
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OSHA cites Certifit Inc. with electrical and fall hazard safety violations.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Salt Lake City-based Certifit Inc. with two repeat and one serious violation from an August follow-up inspection for continuing to expose workers to fall and electrical hazards at the company’s San Antonio work site on Sonterra Boulevard. Proposed penalties total $71,500.
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