Electrical and Arc Flash Safety » Electric Utility Incidents http://electricalarcflashsafety.com Your resource for the latest info about electrical and arc flash training and safety. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:55:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Electrical Accident in Phillipines Kills One and Injures Six http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2012/01/electrical-accident-in-phillipines-kills-one-and-injures-six/ http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2012/01/electrical-accident-in-phillipines-kills-one-and-injures-six/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:55:35 +0000 Hugh Hoagland http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/?p=4268 One worker died and six others were hurt after a metallic bar they were holding came into contact with a  high-voltage transmission wire on Dec. 7th.  One worker was pronounced dead at the hospital and the others remain hospitalized.

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]]> http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2012/01/electrical-accident-in-phillipines-kills-one-and-injures-six/feed/ 0 Good News Bad News Entergy Nuclear Plant Shut Down By Arc Flash http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/12/good-news-bad-news-entergy-nuclear-plant-shut-down-by-arc-flash/ http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/12/good-news-bad-news-entergy-nuclear-plant-shut-down-by-arc-flash/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:30:56 +0000 Hugh Hoagland http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/?p=4292 This is a classic good news/bad news story. Entergy’s Pallisades Nuclear Plant was shut down by an arc flash, electrical fault.  The good news is that “no workers were injured”.  In the past, a worker or two would have been hurt AND the plant would have  been shut down.  What might make spectacular news with “nuclear plant” and “shut down” listed in the same story is to me a huge victory!  No workers injured.  Plant was shut down. Agreed, that’s not good.  No one was hurt.  I’m sure Entergy lost income. That’s bad but “no worker was injured”.  Little celebration here!  Following NFPA 70E in all nuclear plants in the US and Entergy was among the first to implement, has saved another life.

http://www.hollandsentinel.com/feature/x133070586/Report-Inadequate-safety-policies-led-to-nuclear-plant-incident

 

]]> http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/12/good-news-bad-news-entergy-nuclear-plant-shut-down-by-arc-flash/feed/ 0 Arc Flash, Naples, FL Hotel Smart Meter Blast Possible 3rd Degree Burns with PPE, Dec. 15, 2011 http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/12/arc-flash-naples-fl-hotel-smart-meter-blast-possible-3rd-degree-burns-with-ppe-dec-15-2011/ http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/12/arc-flash-naples-fl-hotel-smart-meter-blast-possible-3rd-degree-burns-with-ppe-dec-15-2011/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:26:43 +0000 Hugh Hoagland http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/?p=4254 The worker in this story is installing a new smart meter when the arc fault occured. Wearing close to right PPE.  Likely no energy calc.  He got burned but no clothing ignition.  Lucky and likely to have little life changing burns but PPE could have been better matched from this description.

Wonderful that the fire chief interviewed KNEW about arc flash!  It is getting out there!  17 years ago NESC, NFPA 70E and OSHA said NOTHING about arc flash now it is all the rage.  Great increase in the understanding and protection.  This company met the current OSHA 1910.269 standard by providing clothing that did not increase the extent of the injury (as long as his t-shirt didn’t ignite.

 

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]]> http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/12/arc-flash-naples-fl-hotel-smart-meter-blast-possible-3rd-degree-burns-with-ppe-dec-15-2011/feed/ 0 Three California men injured in electrical explosion http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/11/three-california-men-injured-in-electrical-explosion/ http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/11/three-california-men-injured-in-electrical-explosion/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:38:24 +0000 Hugh Hoagland http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/?p=2969 Three men were injured after a transformer exploded while they were replacing an above ground power vault.   One of the injured is an employee of Anaheim Public Utilities and the other two were under contract with the City of Anaheim. All three were hospitalized.  Police report that their clothing caught fire in the explosion. Oct. 26, 2011

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]]> http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/11/three-california-men-injured-in-electrical-explosion/feed/ 0 Jamestown NY Lineman Critically Injured in Arc Flash Explosion http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/10/jamestown-ny-lineman-critically-injured-in-arc-flash-explosion/ http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/10/jamestown-ny-lineman-critically-injured-in-arc-flash-explosion/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:18:23 +0000 Hugh Hoagland http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/?p=1803 A Jamestown, NY Utility worker was critically injured while working in an underground vault to restore a power outage.  He was badly burned during an arc flash, receiving burns to his hands, face and upper chest.  He was transported to the hospital and listed in critical condition.

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]]> http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/10/jamestown-ny-lineman-critically-injured-in-arc-flash-explosion/feed/ 0 Two Canadians Killed in Separate Electrical Accidents http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/10/two-canadians-killed-in-separate-electrical-accidents/ http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/10/two-canadians-killed-in-separate-electrical-accidents/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:18:23 +0000 Hugh Hoagland http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/?p=1807 Two electrical incidents in different areas of Alberta resulted in the deaths of two electrical workers. One was killed while installing cables near Ft. McMurray.  The second occurred in Southwest Alberta while working on a power transmission project.

Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety department says a 34-year-old electrical foreman died yesterday morning while installing cables at a camp for oil and gas workers north of Fort McMurray. The accidents are under investigation.

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]]> http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/10/two-canadians-killed-in-separate-electrical-accidents/feed/ 0 New York Board of Public Utilities Named in Lawsuit http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/10/new-york-board-of-public-utilities-named-in-lawsuit/ http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/10/new-york-board-of-public-utilities-named-in-lawsuit/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:18:23 +0000 Hugh Hoagland http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/?p=1817 The lawsuit, filed by a BPU engineer who has been suspended without pay, alleges “significant safety issues” and cites “arc flash” several times in the complaint.  In the last 16 months, there have been two arc flash incidences involving transmission and distribution workers at BPU. Critical burns were suffered by three electricians in last year’s arc flash,  and a lineman was injured last week in another arc flash incident.  Both involved transmission and distribution service.  BPU is attempting to have the case dismissed.

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]]> http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/10/new-york-board-of-public-utilities-named-in-lawsuit/feed/ 0 Two New Zealand Workers Injured in Arc Flash http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/10/two-new-zealand-workers-injured-in-arc-flash/ http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/10/two-new-zealand-workers-injured-in-arc-flash/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:18:23 +0000 Hugh Hoagland http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/?p=1815 The two men, who were working for a geotechnical drilling company, where using a penetrometer to test soil density when the penetrometer came into contact with a 6600-volt cable what was buried about 60cm below the surface. One employee suffered burns to his legs and up his front and  the more seriously injured man received burns to ~10% of his body.  The Department of Labour is investigating.

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]]> http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/10/two-new-zealand-workers-injured-in-arc-flash/feed/ 0 UK Firm Fined £30,000 After Two Workers Suffer Burns From Electrical Incident http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/10/uk-firm-fined-30000-after-two-workers-suffer-burns-from-electrical-incident/ http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/10/uk-firm-fined-30000-after-two-workers-suffer-burns-from-electrical-incident/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 14:18:23 +0000 Hugh Hoagland http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/?p=1809 A firm in the UK was ordered by the Health and Safety Executive to pay £30,000 after two workers were burned in an electrical incident.  The workers were electrocuted while working on a dockside crane.  A maintenance worker was asked to investigate a power failure on the crane even though he was not a trained electrician.  The maintenance worker enlisted the help of three electricians.  All four workers thought that the crane was a low voltage crane and had not been given any information otherwise.  Two of the men suffered burns, one with severe burns to his face and hands and the other with minor burns to his face.  The investigation found that the men wrongly thought that only 415V were running through the junction box.  A 6600V surge severely burned the maintenance man.

The investigation also determined a lack of adequate training and a lack of sufficient information provided about the electrical supplies to the dockside cranes.

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]]> http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/10/uk-firm-fined-30000-after-two-workers-suffer-burns-from-electrical-incident/feed/ 0 Staten Island, NY: Verizon Lineman Electrocuted http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/09/staten-island-ny-verizon-lineman-electrocuted/ http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/2011/09/staten-island-ny-verizon-lineman-electrocuted/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:45:09 +0000 Hugh Hoagland http://electricalarcflashsafety.com/?p=1805 The Verizon Lineman was working on a utility pole from a bucket when he came into contact with power lines and was electrocuted.  Emergency services responded but the lineman suffered severe burns and was pronounced dead at the scene.  An investigation is underway.
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