Prescott, AZ – A worker was replacing blanks when an electrical arc occurred at a bowling alley in Prescott, AZ. Fire officials found evidence of a catastrophic failure in an electrical panel the employee had been servicing. The electrical arc propagated a flame and destroyed the front of the breaker panel, starting a fire. The employee was able to…
Read MoreMattawa, WA – Five electricians and dam operators were hospitalized last week in an arc flash accident at the Priest Rapids Dam located on the Columbia River in central Washington state, bordering Yakima and Grant counties. Six workers total were injured as a result of an electrical equipment malfunction which caused an explosion at the hydroelectric…
Read MoreAlloy, 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…
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