Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-04-23 | Brunswick | Georgia | Doug Coffey Electric, Inc. | Head and trunk | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was working inside a single-phase pad-mounted transformer, pulling wires to energize street lights. A cordless drill that was being used to tighten a lug created a phase-to-phase contact inside the transformer, resulting in an arc flash. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the face and torso. | |||||
2017-07-13 | Jacksonville | Florida | American Lighting and Signalization, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was repairing an electrical meter for street lights when an electrical flash occurred, resulting in first and second degree burns on his arms and face. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2015-04-13 | Wolfeboro | New Hampshir | New Hampshire Electric Cooperative | Nonclassifiable | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet |
Two employees were removing service wire that had been de-energized (energy source to street lights in preparation for demolition work for a new ski lodge). The injured employee climbed a utility pole; when he cut the line, it changed the balance of the pole (strain on pole) and caused it to break off at ground level. The employee fell approximately 22 to 25 feet to the ground. He was hospitalized. |