The  incident took place as utility  personnel were concluding their hour-long high-voltage safety demonstration that was presented to city police, firefighters, office staff and public works personnel. The injured worker was disconnecting wires from a power source when the arc flash occurred.  His helmet was blackened on one side and his safety gloves were still on. [...]

The utility worker was  electrocuted  while working on  power line from a power pole. Co-workers witnessed the incident and lowered the man to the ground in his safety harness. First aid was administered and emergency medical personnel were called. The man was transported to the hospital by ambulance and died at the hospital later that [...]

A  48-year-old Tennessee contractor was killed when a transformer exploded at a utility substation.  She was working on the transformer when she was killed in the blast. Two additional employees were hospitalized with second and third degree burns. OSHA is investigating the incident. Click here to read more about fatal transformer explosion

As copper increases in value, so does copper theft.  Copper is typically stolen from vacant or abandoned homes or work sites, but in rural areas it is typically stolen from utility companies.   Thieves who break into electrical sub-stations risk their lives as they venture near high voltage and could cause a power surge to customers [...]

A 39 year-old man was electrocuted while working on a portion of the pole he had climbed.  He came in contact with a live wire and was brought down from the pole by other workers.  CPR was administered at the scene, but efforts were discontinued he was pronounced dead at the scene. OSHA is investigating. [...]

A 25 year old Colorado man was electrocuted while trimming trees when the arm of his bucket came into contact with a high-voltage line.  The man was found unconscious in his bucket and was unable to be revived.  It appears the line slid under the bucket and came into contact with the arm. OSHA is [...]

The 20-year-old man was electrocuted when the bucket he was using to paint a barn came into contact with an overhead electrical wire. He was flown to the hospital where he was later pronounced dead. An investigation  of the incident is pending. Click here to read more about Illinois electrocution

A worker who was using a boom truck to position a sign was severely shocked in Charlotte, NC.  The truck accidentally came in contact with power lines causing the operator of the truck to receive an electric shock.  The victim was transported to the hospital with Life-threatening injuries. Click here to read more about electrical [...]

The two Indian contractors were working on a high tension line at a 11KV feeder and were electrocuted as they descended the pole once their work was complete. The Etihad Electricity Contract Employees Union’s president claims that the superintendent engineer, divisional engineer and other officials were present at the scene when the incident occurred but sped away [...]

A 19-year old man who was working on a roof is in critical condition after suffering burns over 60 percent of his body after a piece of metal roofing material came in contact with a 7,200-volt power line. His burns were sustained when his clothing caught on fire following the arc flash. Click here to read more about [...]