Electrical Accidents

Copper thief pays a high price for his crime

A 38-year-old man got a serious burn after breaking inside a transformer post, and after the electrocution, he was out of hand. “He had a bag with various instruments, including electro-insulating, and was electrocuted when he grabbed a piece of the voltage distribution facility (6kV), thus creating a short circuit. The man’s health is serious…...

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Arc Flash – Electrical – Low voltage electrical system (30V to 1000V)

An arc flash occurred in an energized 600-volt, 3-phase main distribution center installed in a shipping container to provide temporary power to a building under construction. A mobile crane attempted to remove the container before the underground utility lines had been disconnected, and the internal bus bars twisted until contact between phases resulted in a…...

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Energized Substation Cleaning

                      Dear Bryan I am Technical Safety Council, send to you report died Accident. My name, Nicolau Bello – Sorocaba/SP/ Brazil On 06 June, to 8.30 h, it happened a fatal accident in the Plant of NONONO, in Brazil. The victim, a worker of NONONO (ABB), it…...

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Thief

                    Dear Sirs I’m a Brazilian safety technician and would like to say that my safety training quality has been very much improved with the assistance of your great site! I want to participate by sending you photos of a fatal accident (electrocution) that took place…...

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