An employee of a contractor hired for a construction project was electrocuted while working on a utility pole in Dixon County Feed Yard in Allen, NE. Click here to read the AP article dated 4/25/12.

An employee of Florida’s Suwanee Valley Electric Cooperative suffered electrical burns when coming into contact with energized equipment while changing a transformer. Click here to read the article dated 4/18/12.  

A sign installation employee in Preston, Victoria, was shocked and seriously burned when the metal rod he was taking off the top of a sign touched an overhead power line, sending 22,000v through his body.  A Worksafe investigation found the company failed to ensure employees had sufficient training when working near powerlines at that particular site.  The investigation also found [...]

An employee from the South Jakarta Sanitation Agency was electrocuted when he touched the railing of a  pedestrian bridge.  He had been taking a break from cleaning ditches and was lying on his back on the bridge;  a frayed power cable from a nearby utilty pole adhered to the bridge, transmitting the current to the man’s hand [...]

Three contract employees of Ottawa Hydo suffered electrical shock when the boom on a machine used to install utility poles came into contact with overhead lines.  One man was seriously injured & required CPR, while the other two received electrical shock in attempting to rescue their co-worker. Click here to read the article dated 3/22/12.

A construction company in England was fined when an employee was seriously injured while using a drill to beak-up concrete to erect a sign.  The drill pierced a 415 volt underground cable, resulting in an electrical explosion and serious burns to the employee. Click here to read the Solicitor’s article dated 3/30/12.

When preparing to remove a 20′ section of pipe supported by hanger straps at a Pine Bluff Arsenal construction project, a subcontractor was electrocuted when the pipe slipped and one end came in contact with an overhead power line. Click here to read the article dated 3/14/12.

A man from Donegal, Ireland, was electrocuted when the crane he was driving came into contact with overhead power lines. Click here to read the article from 3/15/12.

An opened breaker on an electrical line in Phoenix was the cause of the bright explosion caught on a TV broadcast the evening of 3/8/12;  no coincidence to the 15th anniversary of a famous UFO sighting in the City of Phoenix! Click here to read the article and watch the video.

While leaning against a boom truck, a Sac City, IA, man was electrocuted when the arm of the 50′ boom contacted an overhead power line.  His co-worker had been working in the bucket cutting tree branches. Click here to read the article from 3/14/12.