Alloy, WV – Three workers have been hospitalized after an arc flash explosion at the West Virginia Alloy Plant, outside of Montgomery, WV. Two had flash arc burns to their hands, and one suffered burns to the face. The employees were in the basement of an aluminum-sided building when they struck a power source. Sources said the men suffered…
Read MoreSEATTLE, WA — Three Seattle City Light workers injured in an arc flash accident Weds July 8, 2015 were hospitalized. The arc flash caused a power outage affecting nearly 10,000 customers. A construction crew was working to install a ground rod inside the East Pine Substation when their equipment caused an electric arc from an underground power…
Read MoreBlasdell, NY – Republic Steel faces $147,000 in fines after one of its workers suffered serious burns on the job. An employee of Republic Steel in Blasdell, NY was removing wiring from a fan motor in an overhead crane last October when an ungrounded electrical conductor touched a grounded surface causing an arc flash. The electric technician…
Read MoreElk Grove Village, IL – OSHA is investigating how a worker killed outside of Chicago this week when his clothing became caught in machinery. Wayne Follman, age 50, was injured and killed when his clothing became caught in machinery at a Acme Industries warehouse in Elk Grove Village, a suburb northwest of Chicago. Crews responded…
Read MoreArcadia, WI – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration levied a historic $1.766 million dollar fine this week against Ashley Furniture Industries, based in Wisconsin. Investigators documented numerous and repeated serious violations at the facility, landing Ashley Furniture on OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program list for “employers who have demonstrated indifference…
Read MoreDETROIT, MI – An electrical explosion at Fort Washington Plaza in Detroit blew three manhole covers into the air. Authorities confirmed that the high-rise building at 333 West Fort Street has been evacuated. DTE Energy crews have been sent to the building, although a spokesman for DTE said it’s not clear if their service is involved…
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