Citations won’t be filed after two young farm workers were electrocuted while removing tassels from corn in rural northwestern Illinois last summer, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced January 25th. The investigation found lightening may have struck the field’s irrigation system. About 72 people working for St. Louis-based Monsanto Corp. were de-tasseling corn when the accident occurred.

Fresh From Texas was cited with eight serious violations for exposing workers to electrical hazards at its facility in San Antonio.    The serious violations include: failing to ensure that workers were provided with adequate working space around electrical equipment and that the working space was not used for storage; to properly cover electrical equipment such [...]

Suit was filed Feb 14 by an injured electrician who was attempting to repair transformers and electrical boxes at Texas International Terminals, Ltd, on 10/5/11.  When he was about 3-6 feet away with his electrical testing meter, he heard a loud pop, saw a bright light, and then an explosion.   The company is blamed for creating [...]

Beasley Forest Products Inc. was cited by OSHA for 21 violations following an October inspection prompted by a safety complaint.  Included in the fine was LO/TO issues. Click here to read the article from 2/13/12.

Jones General Contracting of Woodbury, GA, was fined $40k by OSHA for 10 serious citations found at a water line installation.  Among other violations, the employer also allowed employees to operate an excavator within 5′ of an overhead power line. Click here to read the OSHA News Release from 2/22/12.

OSHA proposed penalties of $77k to Houston-based Army Food Inc. for 1 willful, 4 serious, and 3 other-than-serious citations for exposing workers to possible amputtion hazards.  The company failed to have an energy control program in place;  machines were not being unplugged from the electrical power source prior to maintenance and servicing. Click here to read the [...]

Federal OSHA has cited Ringo Drilling LLP following the June electrocution of an employee who was working on the drilling rig.  One citation was for failing to provide training on the hazards of electrical equipment.  Proposed penalties total $130,200. Click here to read more about OSHA fine of Ringo Drilling.

January, 2012: A UK investment firm has been fined after employees were injured in an electrical accident.  The two employees cut through a 1kV electrical cable while trying to locate a water leak. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that the firm had not assessed the risks and failed to provide a safe work [...]

A 31 year old employee of the Pulverdryer plant near Battle Creek Michigan suffered injuries due to an electrical accident and later died at the hospital. Pulverdryer is a manufacturer of technology for pulverizing and drying systems.   The Michigan OSHA has opened an investigation of the accident according to the Springfield Department of Public Safety. Click here [...]

A 38 year old miner was killed September 13, 2011, when he opened the 480 V feeder box and began to remove the leads.  He received a fatal shock.  He was working at a portable sand and gravel operation.  The full investigation has not yet been published. Click here to read more about the electrical mining [...]