2010 Electrical Accidents
thru 1/31/10
ELECTRICAL EXPLOSION Worker injured in downtown electrical explosion (a worker was injured inside a downtown office building at about 9 p.m. after reports of an electrical explosion – the victim suffered some serious burn injuries – he was treated at the scene by paramedics and has been transported to hospital – Ministry of Labour employees are trying to determine what sparked the explosion)
ELECTRICAL EXPLOSION Explosion Reported at Tennessee Power Plant (a failing 4,160-volt circuit breaker caused an electrical arc that started a fire at a coal-burning power plant at around 2 p.m. – it was extinguished before 5 p.m., and no serious injuries were reported – two employees were treated for minor smoke inhalation)
ELECTROCUTION Worker dies after being electrocuted (a worker, 20, died after reportedly being electrocuted by a cable from a park lamp, where the victim was welding a gate – he was taken to a Hospital, but died on the way – the park lamp pole did not have a lamp, but the cable was cut open and touched the victim)
ELECTROCUTION Worker electrocuted at Pretium plant (worker died of an electrocution at a bottle molder – he was an outside contractor working on an air compressor – he touched a live connection inside a control panel – he was treated at the scene, but pronounced dead at a Hospital)
ELECTROCUTION Worker Fixing Leak Dies After Hit Power Line (a worker, in his early 30s, fixing an underground leak was killed when he hit an underground power line – doctors were not able to revive the worker – he suffered cardiac arrest after making contact with the underground power line – fire officials say they pulled the victim out of the hole where he was doing repair work to some sort of leak – he was not conscious)
ELECTRICAL & LADDER Conditions of injured Branford roofers updated (one of the three roofers subjected to high-voltage electric shock when a ladder they were using touched high-tension electrical wires was in critical condition – his older brother, who also was seriously injured, was upgraded overnight from critical to serious condition in the specialized burn unit, and their boss remained stable in the same hospital – two of the men went into cardiac arrest and had to be revived by a co-worker and firefighters at the scene – at least one suffered severe burns after the ladder tipped backward while they were moving it and came in contact with a power line carrying 13,200 volts – the power line the ladder touched, which was within 15 feet of the building, runs the length of the street – the workers appeared to have begun a roofing job before obtaining a building permit, were using the ladder to bring shingles to the roof of a commercial building)
ELECTRICAL Worker Hurt In Birch Aquarium Electrical Fire (a worker was sent to the hospital after an electrical fire knocked out power at the aquarium – the fire broke out shortly after 2 p.m. and was attributed to a wall outlet malfunction – about 200 people were at the aquarium at the time of the outage and were asked to vacate the premises – the injured contractor was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure, and no other injuries were reported)
ELECTRICAL VAULT EXPLOSION Underground explosion injures 2 HECO workers (two employees were injured by an underground explosion that shook the ground and knocked out power to downtown – the workers were preparing to replace a transformer in an underground vault when the explosion happened at 10:18 a.m. – the vault is about 6 to 8 feet deep – the explosion was followed by a small fire, which was put out by two other employees who were standing above the vault – bystanders pulled the injured men out of the vault before firefighters arrived – paramedics took one man, in his 40s, to a Medical Center in serious condition)
ELECTRICAL 3 injured at Santee Cooper substation three electric workers were injured when they fell into a transformer at a substation – the workers were at the substation around 9:30 a.m. – the workers suffered mostly scrapes and head injuries after being overcome by fumes – medical helicopters transported two of the victims to area hospitals, while the third was transported by ambulance – two of the workers have been released from the hospital, with the third expected to be released by Thursday – all three are expected to make a full recovery – the crew was working around a new transformer, and said the company is trying to establish specifics before releasing more information)
ELECTRICAL EXPLOSION Power Line Accident Prompts Evacuation and Subway Halt (workers installing a gas line into a building accidentally struck a power line that feeds the subway, sparking electrical explosions that blew manhole covers into the air, disrupted subway service and rattled nerves – no one was hurt, but the explosions, caused elevated natural gas readings and prompted the evacuation of about 180 residences and the suspension of service on two subway lines for several hours)
ELECTRICAL ARC FLASH Two workers injured in Tavira Gran-Plaza (a short circuit followed by an explosion seriously injured two electricians working on an electricity panel in the shopping centre – a circuit board exploded and injured both men working on it – both electricians, aged 41 and 66, suffered serious burns, as the fire resulting from the explosion came into direct contact with them, and were immediately taken to a Hospital – they were later transferred to another hospital in the country specialising in burns – the older worker was the worst injured as the explosion struck him directly in the face, causing third degree burns to his face, lips, tongue and nose – his prognosis still remains reserved – the other worker suffered second degree burns and is in a more stable condition – both technicians were carrying out regular maintenance work and, as the accident occurred in a restricted area)