Electrical Incidents

Electrical Deaths Since August Spur MSHA to Issue Safety Alert

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has put out a safety alert based on recent electrocutions in the mining industry. Three fatalities by electrocution have occurred since August 7,…

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Energized Guy Wire Causes Electrocution Incident
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Electrical Incidents

Energized Guy Wire Causes Electrocution Incident

Two utility workers have died of electrocution because of an energized guy wire. In Orange County, New York, two workers were given the routine job of inspecting guy wires, the…

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Fuyao Glass America Receives Its Largest Proposed OSHA Fine

Fuyao Glass America, Inc., of Moraine, OH, received a proposed fine from OSHA totaling $724,380. The company received both serious and repeat violations this year. The violations include failing to…

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OSHA Citations against Jersey City Medical Center Upheld

An administrative law judge (ALJ) with the OSHA Review Commission affirmed all citations given to Jersey City Medical Center in 2016. In 2016, OSHA investigated and subsequently issued one willful…

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Safety Concerns Surround an Apparent Electrocution in Ohio

Ohio investigators found safety concerns within a week of a worker's fatal injury. Last week, a worker in a bucket truck at the Hawaiian Terrace apartment complex in Mount Airy suffered an…

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What Can Happen When Your Rubber Glove Gets Punctured

A worker suffered an electrical shock injury after his rubber insulating glove was punctured while he was working. As he reached down to pick up a fallen plastic cover, his…

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