Violations included exposing workers to electrical hazards by requiring them to climb a ladder and reach over with a wooden pole in order to use disconnect switches for battery chargers. Click here to read more about USPS OSHA Fine in West Palm Beach

Click the following links for details on 5 recent OSHA citations/fines for NEC violations 1. NEC Electrical Code Violation 2. NEC Electrical Code Violation 3. NEC Electrical Code Violation

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 [...]

OSHA has updated the calendar for the upgrade to CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1910.136 to 1910.137; 29 CFR 1910.269; 29 CFR 1926, subpart V; 29 CFR 1926.97 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) to come out in the Fall of 2011. This was slated to be May 2011.  The [...]

OSHA has  issued six citations for willful safety violations and levied a $378K fine following an arc flash incident involving a wind farm technician.  The company failed to ensure that those technicians that were working in wind farm towers affixed their own energy isolation devices ( personal lock and tag devices) on the ground-level turbine switch gear [...]

The company, which provides servicing and maintenance for the wind tower industry, was cited for “exposing maintenance technicians to electrical hazards from the unexpected energization of transformers in three wind turbine towers.” OSHA issued  six citations for safety violations carrying up to $374K in fines, after a  wind farm employee was severly burned in 2010.  Most wind [...]

HSE is a national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness in Great Britain. HSE has put together a research report on identifying the incidence of electricity- related accidents in Great Britain.  Be sure to click the link below and then download the full report that is available .  If nothing else, read the conclusions [...]

A Columbus OH scrap metal firm was fined $64,000 and issued 14 safety violations. Twelve of the violations were classified as  serious and included, among others, the failure to provide training in energy control procedures; failure to ensure safe electrical work practices were followed while troubleshooting, voltage testing, and maintenance of electrical circuits; failure to provide training on [...]

A 25 year-old apprentice lineman badly burned over 50% of his body in an electrical incident in October 2010 is continuing his rehabilitation.  The lineman was operating a scissor lift at an electrical substation when electricity arced and touched the corner of the lift. The electricity traveled to the ground and back, resulting in severe burns. Without electrical [...]

NorthWestern Energy, an investor owned utility and a Montana company has been issued citations after an employee was inured while working on high-voltage equipment.  The apprentice lineman came in contact with 7,200 volts and was seriously injured.  The company was issued a repeat citation for failing to implement a minimum approach distance from high-voltage equipment and [...]