OSHA Cites Wiring Subcontractor After Arc Flash Burns Worker at the Plant Bowen Facility
Notes from OSHA Regional News Brief – Region 4 OSHA cites Georgia Power, wiring subcontractor after arc flash severely burns worker at the Plant Bowen facility; proposes $122K in fines Employers failed to power down cabinet before electrician began work U.S. Department of Labor OSHA inspectors opened an investigation on Oct. 27, 2015, after learning […]
OSHA Citation: Worker Electrocuted Because Employer Did Not Ensure Safety Procedures Were Followed.
OSHA Regional News Release – Region 4 Worker electrocuted because his employer did not ensure safety procedures were followed A preventable incident, OSHA report reveals REDDICK, Fla. – Electrician’s apprentice was testing and repairing electrical transformers at a substation in Reddick when he was electrocuted by more than 10,000 volts. He was a 36-year-old husband […]
Arc Flash Incident: OSHA Fines Company for “Avoidable” Hazards
OSHA Regional News Release – Region 2 Lack of protective equipment for electrician results in 1st and 3rd degree burns after arc flash. Steel manufacturer faces $147K in fines for “avoidable” hazards According to OSHA, an electric technician at a steel manufacturing plant was removing wiring from a fan motor in an overhead crane, when […]
