Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-16	College Park	Ga	Pike Electric LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
A substation construction crew was installing two feeder breakers at a worksite. The job consisted of adding one 25kV feeder bay with isolation switches on the south end of the existing bus and one 1200A self-contained breaker. The job also included the installation of new 25kV Bus PT (Potential Transformer) module framing on the south end of the bus (framing) and connecting voltage inputs from the PTs to the new feeder breaker. Part of the existing bus was removed to install the new bus. Employ
2021-11-09	Addison	Il	Shape LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a table-top laminating machine for transformers. As the employee reached beneath the machine frame to adjust the position of a wire on the transformer coil, his finger was caught in the point of operation where the metal lamination plates are automatically inserted into the transformer coil, resulting in amputation of the left middle fingertip.
2021-10-15	Corpus Christi	Tx	Northstar Energy Solutions LLC	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
A crew was changing out a transformer. The transformer had been disconnected from the conductor. When the hardware affixing the transformer to the pole was loosened, the pin insulator on the overhead conductor broke and the conductor contacted the transformer, which then became energized. An employee who was working on the pole suffered burns and was hospitalized.
2021-10-12	Galveston	Tx	Consolidated Crane & Rigging, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was flagging as a crane lifted a 15,000 lbs. transformer into a building. The transformer slid off the skates and crushed the employee between the transformer and a structure resulting in multiple fractures. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-06	Columbia	Sc	Pike Electric, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was changing out an underground transformer. The employee contacted the live transformer and sustained burns to their right hand, right forearm, and left thigh.
2021-10-02	Natchitoches	La	Southwestern Electric Power Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was lifting a 330-pound transformer onto the bed of a vehicle. The transformer was set down on the employee's right hand, injuring the little finger.
2021-08-18	Jasper	Ga	AMICALOLA ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was cleaning the elbow of a transformer when he suffered electrical contact burns to the left hand and flash burns to the right hand.
2021-08-12	Texas City	Tx	PNM Resources/TNMP	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working in a lift truck bucket, rewiring a transformer service weatherhead. As he repositioned the bucket, his left hand was pinched between it and the weatherhead. His middle finger was caught and amputated.
2021-08-04	Geismar	La	Mammoet USA South	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity
Two employees were transporting a cold box with a self-propelled modular transporter. As the load passed a power pole with a distribution transformer, the transformer arced onto a chain securing the load. The current traveled through the equipment and shocked both employees.
2021-07-28	Dallas	Tx	Oncor Electric Delivery LLC	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was assisting with the manual handling and positioning of a de-energized jacketed concentric neutral power cable in an electrical vault. A 15 kV component installed on a transformer failed, resulting in an arc flash that caused second and third degree burns on the employee's hands.
2021-07-24	Salado	Tx	Bartlett Electric Cooperative, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was helping a crew change a transformer. The line section had just been isolated when the tip broke off an elbow, causing the employee to be shocked and suffer burns to the left foot.
2021-07-14	Elgin	Il	V. AND F. TRANSFORMER CORPORATION	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was testing an electrical transformer and sustained an electric shock and burns.
2021-06-28	Lake Village	Ar	EVERS ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
Employees were tracing a line of a transformer to conduct repair after the transformer had been struck by lightning. The transformer was for an irrigation machine. Employees dug a ditch and found that there was another primary line which was damaged and not in use. The injured employee was checking this line with a low voltage meter. When he checked the second phase, an arc flash occurred. The employee was hospitalized with burns to his left hand.
2021-06-13	Margate	Fl	Florida Power & Light Company	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
On 6/13/2021, an employee was hospitalized after making contact with secondary voltage in a pad mounted transformer and receiving an electric shock.
2021-04-29	Deerfield Beach	Fl	Florida Power and Light	Hand(s) and elbow(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was working on an out-of-service electrical pole. While he was up the pole on a ladder, and then on hooks, his hand touched with a primary voltage jumper that had burnt off at the transformer. He suffered an entry wound through the little finger and out the back of his arm behind the elbow.
2021-03-05	Waukesha	Wi	SPX Transformer Solutions, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was working on top of a powered scaffold, adjusting the rigging for a transformer coil assembly. He fell between the unit and the scaffold platform to the floor 11 feet, 10 inches below. He was hospitalized.
2021-02-27	Kearny	Nj	G&S MOTOR EQUIPMENT CO., INC. DBA G&S TECHNOLOGIES	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
On February 27, 2021, an employee was using a plasma cutter to cut open a transformer tank that had been previously drained and vented, resulting in an explosion. The employee suffered bruising and a laceration on their right palm.
2021-02-20	Dallas	Tx	Oncor Electric Delivery, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was in the back of a truck, trying to get a transformer un-wedged from underneath an object. His hand slipped and he fell off the back of the truck, landing on his back. He was hospitalized, suffering from lower back pain and pain down his right leg.
2021-02-10	Carrollton	Tx	Pike Electric, LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was working on replacing conduit inside a pad-mounted transformer when the employee sustained an electric shock, resulting in burns to the right hand and hip.
2021-01-08	Kansas City	Mo	CUSTOM LIGHTING SERVICES, LLC	Face	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was checking the voltage in a transformer. An arc flash caused second-degree burns to part of the employee's face.
2021-01-05	Chattanooga	Tn	Tennessee Valley Authority	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was inspecting components and contacts of a transformer load tap changer in a substation. When the equipment rotated, it caught the employee's left middle finger, causing an amputation at the nail bed.
2020-10-14	Alpine	Tx	Rio Grande Electric Cooperative, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was inspecting and cleaning a probe on a newly installed power distribution transformer, after ensuring that the fuses were disconnected. The employee's left index finger touched powered equipment and the employee was shocked.
2020-10-14	Pittsburg	Ks	Evergy Pittsurg Service Center	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was sliding a potential transformer on a trailer. The tip of his little finger was pinched between the transformer and another one next to it. The fingertip was amputated.
2020-09-08	Lansing	Ny	Northline Utilities LLC	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
An employee's limb was pinned between a 12,000-pound transformer and a bucket truck. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-08-16	Waukesha	Wi	SPX Transformer Solutions, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee had attached crane rigging to a transformer coil and was adjusting an outrigger block. The crane activated and the employee's left thumb was caught between the crane block and the rigging. The thumb tip was amputated.
2020-08-06	Bristol	Pa	IEW Coonstruction Group	Heart	Nonclassifiable
An employee had a heart attack while testing a transformer and removing the lines.
2020-07-30	Oak Park	Illinois	Evans Electric LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was walking between a transformer and wall-mounted, lead-jacketed secondary cable. His right shoulder brushed against the cable and his left elbow touched the transformer bracket, causing an arc flash. He suffered first- and second-degree burns to the left arm and the left chest area.
2020-07-24	San Angelo	Texas	American Electric Power	Thigh(s)	Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
An employee was climbing to fix a transformer that was placed on a trailer when he slipped. His foot got wedged and his left leg was fractured above the knee and required surgery.
2020-06-07	Lenexa	Kansas	Evergy Inc.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Two employees were working on a pad mount transformer. One employee tripped on a rock and fell into the open equipment. An arc flash burned the employee's left hand and arm.
2020-06-03	Carthage	Mississippi	Penns Industrial & Commercial Construction, LLC	Multiple body parts	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was stepping over a 2-foot retaining wall while holding a 25-foot aluminum pole. The pole touched an overhead transformer fuse, and the employee was shocked. The employee suffered second- and third-degree burns to the leg, buttocks, and arm.
2020-05-23	Thomasville	Alabama	South Alabama Electric Company, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was checking the voltage of an on-ground 150 kVA transformer when the transformer shorted out and shocked the employee. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-04-13	Ocala	Florida	People Ready	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A temporary employee was lifting a transformer from on top of a pallet when his left index finger was caught between the pallet and the floor, resulting in a partial amputation of his left index finger.
2020-04-13	Ocala	Florida	Enterprise Electric	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was lifting a transformer from on top of a pallet. The employee's left index finger was caught between the pallet and the floor and was partially amputated.
2020-03-21	Birmingham	Alabama	Alabama Power Company	Upper and lower limb(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity
Two employees were checking secondary voltage in a pad-mounted transformer. One of the employees was holding a voltmeter while the other held its test probes. A test probe was pulled out of the second employee's hand and made contact with an energized device. This energized the voltmeter the first employee was holding, burning his left hand, left shoulder, and both feet.
2020-03-05	Hill Air Force Base	Utah	Helix Electric, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee had been connecting cables between a load bank and a transformer (neither were connected to an energy source). After that he began to roll out and position cables to connect the transformer to an electrical switchboard. While positioning cables at the rear of the switchboard in preparation for making the final connections, he contacted an energized buss bar. The employee sustained first degree burns on both arms, with second degree burns on his forearms and hands. He also sustained f
2019-08-18	Pinecrest	Florida	Florida Power and Light	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was moving a transformer on a dolly. The transformer slipped off the dolly and crushed the employee's left middle finger.
2019-07-29	Peoria	Illinois	Ameren Illinois	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was working on a portable sub-station with a battery and transformer when the employee suffered an electrical shock, burns, and a fall that required hospitalization.
2019-07-23	Saint Louis	Missouri	J.F. ELECTRIC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A work crew was tasked with installing a 21-inch diameter, 9-foot long, 200-pound pipe sleeve for a duct bank installation through an underground transformer room (vault). The crew knocked out a hole from the wall of the existing vault leading out to an excavated space. Four crew members, located in the vault, got the pipe sleeve into position, approximately 10-feet off the floor, and were able to push the pipe sleeve into the hole towards the employee inside. The center of gravity of the pipe s
2019-07-21	Rehoboth Beach	Delaware	Delmarva Power	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was inspecting a 12,000-volt transformer for an overload. When the employee approached the transformer's door, an electrical flash occurred. The employee sustained second degree burns to both hands and was hospitalized.
2019-07-15	Driftwood	Texas	Speakeasy Telecommunications Co., LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was coming down from a tower. He stepped onto a transformer cover and fell approximately 4 to 8 feet. He sustained two broken ribs, cuts to the face, and a dislocated shoulder.
2019-07-12	Missouri City	Texas	MP Technologies, LLC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered heat exhaustion while connecting conductors to underground transformers.
2019-07-11	Pocatello	Idaho	Virginia Transformer Corp.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on an A-frame ladder. While transitioning from the ladder to the top of a transformer unit he slipped and fell off the ladder. The employee landed on their left hip and the back of the head resulting in a left hip fracture requiring surgery, and a laceration to the back of the head requiring staples and stitches.
2019-07-10	Valrico	Florida	Tampa Electric Company	Face	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was testing the low side of a transformer. The test equipment exploded and the employee sustained arc flash burns to the face.
2019-05-28	The Woodlands	Texas	Entergy Texas, Inc	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An arc flash occurred while an elbow was being removed from a transformer, and an employee suffered third-degree burns on the face, hands, and belly. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-05-17	Lake Jackson	Texas	A-Line E.D.S. Inc.	Arm(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
The injured employee was rigging up a component of a very large transformer to remove it by lifting it off the main transformer body using an all terrain telescoping forklift. The employee was positioned on top of the transformer completing the rigging with lifting hooks when the forklift operator accidentally bumped the joystick causing the boom to drop and catch the injured employee's right arm between the boom and a metal beam. The employee suffered broken bones in the right arm.
2019-04-29	Ellisville	Mississippi	HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was repositioning a unit on a skid with a crane when his finger was caught between two units (transformers) causing a partial amputation to his right pinky finger.
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.
2019-04-23	Hearne	Texas	Entergy Texas	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
On April 23, 2019, an employee was testing the voltage on a 34.5-kV, 4160/2400 step-down transformer when an arc flash burned the upper right part of his body. He was hospitalized.
2019-04-16	Shawnee	Kansas	EVERGY INCORPORATED	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was working on a pad-mounted transformer when an arc flash caused second-degree burns to the employee's ear, face, neck, and shoulder area.
2019-03-28	Telford	Pennsylvania	Solar Transformers, Inc.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was testing a transformer when the employee suffered an electrical shock, receiving burns on both palms. The power supply was not turned off at the time of the incident.
2019-03-19	Wichita	Kansas	EVERGY INCORPORATED	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was working on a pad-mount transformer. An arc flash burned the employee's face, shoulders, and chest. The employee also suffered a broken ankle.
2019-03-08	Tulsa	Oklahoma	BBC Electrical Services Inc.	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Two employees were in the bucket of a bucket truck energizing a 13,800-to-2,400-volt stepdown transformer by closing three 100k fused cutouts at the riser pole. A voltage meter used to take readings on the ground was overloaded and failed, causing an arc flash. One of the employees in the bucket suffered first- and second-degree burns to both wrists, the face, the neck, and the ears and was hospitalized.
2019-02-08	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Mammoet Northern USA	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing chains in the lifting lugs of the transformer to secure the transformer to the trailer. The employee fell from the top of the transformer and sustained a concussion, fractured ribs, a broken clavicle, and a punctured lung all on the left side.
2019-01-07	Astoria	New York	Eastern Generation LLC	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee opened a transformer cabinet and an arc flash occurred, causing second degree burns to the employee's hands.
2018-09-19	Janesville	Wisconsin	Alliant Energy	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was working on an underground transformer when his arm made contact with the conductor and the side of the transformer housing. He sustained an electric shock and slight burns to his right finger and right elbow, requiring hospitalization.
2018-09-07	Palm Bay	Florida	Xtreme Powerline Construction	Arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was installing a transformer when an arc flash occurred, causing second degree electrical burns to the employee's right arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-07-17	Mandaree	North Dakota	Canrig Drilling Technology	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
While replacing a transformer fan motor, an employee was shocked through the shoulder and out the chest. The employee lost consciousness.
2018-07-11	New Haven	Connecticut	Paul Dinto Electrical Contractors, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was using a manual pallet jack to push a transformer when he made a sharp turn and the transformer fell on his leg, fracturing his tibia and fibula.
2018-07-05	Beaver Falls	New York	RESA Power, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was testing a 240V to 480V transformer when he received an electrical shock, causing him to fall to the ground. His back and head struck a concrete step, and he suffered cuts, bruises, electrical burns to his fingertips, and a possible concussion.
2018-06-27	Cumming	Georgia	MasTec Services Company, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was replacing an underground transformer when an arc flash occurred, causing a second degree burn to his left forearm. He also fell forward, striking his head on a distribution service bar and suffering a laceration.
2018-06-26	Killeen	Texas	Bartlett Electric Cooperative, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was connecting a new transformer while in a bucket truck. The pole was a three phase tangent with a single phase tap. The employee's arm contacted the bottom of the cut out fuse serving the single phase line. The line fuse blew on contact, and the employee suffered burns to the arms and back that required hospitalization.
2018-06-06	Kent	Washington	Novinium, Incorporated	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
On June 6, 2018, at approximately 11:00 AM, an electrician was attempting to remove a termination from a bushing on the transformer when an arc flash occurred. The employee suffered first degree burns to the face and arms.
2018-06-04	Beloit	Wisconsin	Westphal & Company, Inc.	Arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee opened the transformer/fuse drawer and changed two medium voltage fuses while the drawer was de-energized. As the employee began to push the main power drawer (13,200 VAC./1,200 amps) back in an arc flash occurred. The arc blast energy and fire ball came out of the bottom door of the main power drawer and up. The employee was standing next to the main power drawer, on the bottom rung of a four-rung step ladder, when the fire ball engulfed his upper torso. The employee sustained secon
2018-05-18	Evergreen	Colorado	Colorado Powerline Inc.	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was in a bucket tightening nuts on the a transformer cutout when he contacted 7,200 volts, suffering a burn to the left hand that required hospitalization. Rubber gloves were not worn at the time of the incident.
2018-05-14	Laurel	Mississippi	Howard Industries	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was upending a transformer that was on a skid when the employee's left fourth fingertip was pinched and partially amputated between a runner and the skid.
2018-04-06	Jefferson City	Missouri	ABB, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
Two employees were working together to lower a transformer hood. One employee let go of the hood and it fell onto the injured employee's hand amputating the left middle finger's distal phalanx, second digit.
2018-03-18	Hugoton	Kansas	SPX Transformer Solutions	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was removing a bushing on a transformer when the transformer's turret slid and he tried to catch it. The turret then amputated his right ring finger.
2018-03-07	Brooklyn	New York	Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.	Arm(s)	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee was using a wrench to remove a filling from a transformer when he felt something pop in his right arm.
2018-02-06	Roanoke	Texas	The Fishel Company	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
While positioning a new cable around a new transformer, an employee contacted an electrical line, burning both hands.
2018-01-19	Chicago	Illinois	Com Ed	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
On January 19, 2018, at approximately 10:09 a.m., two employees were replacing a gasket on a sight glass when an arc flash erupted from the transformer, causing second degree burns to their face, head, and hands.
2017-09-28	Canonsburg	Pennsylvania	Pennsyvlania Transformer Technology, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was testing wire connections on a transformer when an electrical backflow occurred, shocking the employee. He suffered electrical burns to his hand and side. The shock also caused him to fall and fracture his shoulder and T9 vertebra.
2017-09-22	Tuskegee	Alabama	Kwest Enterprises, LLC	Elbow(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was testing a transformer with a secondary voltage of 2,400 volts and suffered first and second degree burns to his right elbow from an arc flash.
2017-08-22	Rock Falls	Illinois	Hartland Controls	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was testing a transformer when his hand hit a primary and was shocked, burning both of his hands.
2017-08-21	Solomon	Kansas	Solomon Corporation	Upper arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was unloading a pad transformer inside a trailer when he stepped back and slipped on the wet trailer floor. He slipped 2 to 3 feet and then fell off the back, hitting the concrete floor and fracturing his right humerus.
2017-08-21	Green Forest	Arkansas	Chain Electric Company, Incorporated	Face	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was installing additional bolts on the secondary side of a transformer, which had a voltage of 277480, when a flash occurred and burned the employee's face.
2017-08-16	Corpus Christi	Texas	Canfer Utility Services	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Several employees were unplugging an electrical cable to install a new switch to a transformer containing 7,200 volts when an arc flash occurred. One employee sustained burns to his left hand and was hospitalized.
2017-08-15	Chicago	Illinois	SHARLEN ELECTRIC CO.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was testing a transformer when an arc flash occurred, burning his arms and hands.
2017-08-14	Enterprise	Mississippi	Chain Electric Company, Inc.	Arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
A crew was changing out a single phase pole with a transformer on it. Work on the pole was completed and the cover-up was being removed when an employee noticed the animal guard that was installed on the arrestor was not in its proper place. As he attempted to correct it, he came in contact with energized parts while his elbow contacted a grounded surface. He received second degree electrical burns on his right arm.
2017-07-31	Elgin	Illinois	COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was approaching a pad-mounted transformer in preparation to perform voltage testing. The employee made contact with live electrical components within the transformer and suffered electrical shock.
2017-07-17	Channelview	Texas	Glendale Boat Works, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was helping to move a 24" by 14" transformer on a boat with a hoist. When he went to set the transformer down, the transformer slipped and landed on the table surface, trapping his index finger between the two. His fingertip was amputated.
2017-07-11	Colorado Springs	Colorado	Compass Communication, LLC	Multiple body parts	Explosion, n.e.c.
An employee climbed a telephone pole and was drilling into it when the employee hit the powerline and was shocked and burned. The transformer blew up and the employee flew off the pole. While the employee was in mid air, the broken powerline swung off the pole and hit the employee's belt, shocking the employee again before the employee fell to the ground.
2017-07-08	Opa Locka	Florida	USG Mastec, N.A. Southern OH Division	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was transferring a transformer to a new pole when the employee's index fingertip was caught and amputated between the transformer and the bucket.
2017-06-12	Syracuse	New York	Pyramid Roofing Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was climbing a ladder when he missed a rung and fell 14 feet, striking a transformer box and breaking his ribs.
2017-05-24	Pensacola	Florida	Hancock Bank	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity
An employee had her hands on a metal drive-thru teller drawer at the same time that a nearby transformer blew, resulting in her hands being electrically shocked. She was hospitalized.
2017-05-20	Eufaula	Oklahoma	KIAMICHI ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC.	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
Two employees were replacing a transformer to restore power to a residence. During the process, one of the employees came in contact with an energized line. An electrical current entered his right hand and exited his right knee, causing severe burns.
2017-05-07	Velma	Oklahoma	PAN AMERICA ELECTRIC , INC.	Ankle(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A transformer slid off a forklift's forks and landed on an employee's ankle. The employee sustained an open fracture and needed surgery.
2017-03-08	Bishop	Texas	Renewable Energy Systems Americas, Inc.	Multiple face locations	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
Two employees were removing a plywood cover over the vault for a pad mount transformer. One employee stepped forward while lifting and fell into the 3-foot deep hole. The employee sustained a fractured mandible, broken teeth and lacerations to his face.
2017-03-07	Orla	Texas	Tesco Energy Services INC	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee suffered an electrical shock while working on high power lines near a transformer.
2017-02-17	Rockford	Illinois	Estwing Manufacturing Company	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee fell while cleaning around a piece of equipment injuring his left hip and requiring hospitalization. The employee was walking next to a transformer that had an electrical conduit connector protruding out a couple of inches. The employee's pant leg was caught on it which caused him to fall.
2017-01-30	Palm Beach Gardens	Florida	Florida Power & Light Company	Face	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee tapping in a set of electrical cables into the secondary side of a pad mounted transformer received second and third degree burns to the face when an arc flash occurred.
2017-01-19	Fort Worth	Texas	Novinium Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was standing on a flat bed truck while a transformer was being loaded onto it with a sky lift. Outriggers were not used at the time. The sky lift tipped over and struck the employee on the head causing a laceration to the ear and abrasions to an arm and leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-10-18	Sarasota	Florida	Associated Diversified Services, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was digging a ditch underneath a digger derrick that was lifting a transformer onto a pole. The rope holding the transformer broke and the transformer fell, hitting and fracturing the employee's arm, leg, and heel.
2016-10-12	Solomon	Kansas	Solomon Corporation	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was painting a pad transformer (6ft. x 5ft. x 6 ft.) inside the paint booth. The employee was standing on top of a roll around platform ladder when he fell approximately 6 feet to the ground below. The employee suffered a broken arm and a hairline fracture to the pelvis.
2016-08-31	Sterling	Illinois	Micron Industries Corporation	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to electricity
An employee suffered an electrical shock from a transformer test unit.
2016-08-27	Malvern	Pennsylvania	Exelon Corporations	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee received an electrical shock and third degree burns while removing and replacing a pad transformer.
2016-08-09	Bridgeport	Alabama	Tennessee Alloys Company, LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was working on a 22.5 MVA transformer when an electrical explosion occurred. The employee received first, second, and third degree burns on the left arm, neck, shoulder, and back.
2016-07-12	University Park	Pennsylvania	Leonard S. Fiore, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a transformer that was on a hand dolly. The employee tilted the dolly back so that he could move it and it fell over and struck the employee in the right ankle, breaking it.
2016-07-08	Deweyville	Texas	Cottonwood NRG	Multiple body parts	Explosion, n.e.c.
An employee was working in the fabrication shop when a transformer across the street from the shop exploded. The employee was struck by fragments from the transformer and received lacerations to his face and left arm.
2016-05-23	Port Neches	Texas	Newtron Beaumont, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was helping to inspect an electrical line and repairing a jumper that came off the transformer switch. The employee pulled two of the three switches to de-energize the pole line and then repositioned his bucket truck to get to the next switch. When he grabbed the wire to reinstall it onto the third switch, the switch was energized and caused third degree burns to his index, middle, and ring fingers on both hands.
2016-05-20	Brillion	Wisconsin	Brillion Iron Works	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was getting ready to perform maintenance on a furnace transformer when he contacted a 12.5-kilovolt line, suffering second and third degree burns.