'Substantial share' of contractor electrocution deaths are construction workers | Dump Trucks Charlotte NC
Columbus Ohio Dump Truck Company Brief:
- The National Fire Protection Association, after conducting an analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, has determined that construction workers represent a “significant share" of contract worker deaths as a result of electrocution from 2012 through 2016.
Dump Trucks Columbus OH Insight:
OSHA has also made electrical safety a priority. In October, the agency cited Pennsylvania contractor Insight Pipe Contracting with two serious and three willful violations, which came with proposed fines totaling $331,101, after a worker died from electrocution.
OSHA said Insight employees were making a sewer repair when the employee was killed. Two others were injured after they tried to assist the first employee. OSHA said Insight had not instituted proper procedures for entering a confined space; had not trained its employees on the potential hazards of entering, exiting or working in confined spaces; did not conduct atmospheric testing before letting employees inside the sewer line; did not use a retrieval line and did not pull the right permits.
Some OSHA tips for electrical safety are:
- Locate underground power lines before starting work.
- Keep people, tools, vehicles and columbus oh dump trucks at least 10 feet away from overhead lines.
- De-energize overhead and underground lines before columbus oh dump truck company begins.
- Ground all power supply systems, electrical circuits and electrical equipment.
- Make sure electrical columbus oh dump trucks is free from defects prior to each use.