Utilities Workplace Accidents
Showing 1-50 of 2,838 accident reports
| Date | Accident Description | Type | Industry | Details |
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| Mar 5, 2014 | Employee Contacts Electrical Cable and Is Injured or Dies | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #201205242 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Contacts Electrical Cable and Is Injured or Dies ⚠️ Safety IssuesELECTRIC CABLE,STRUCK AGAINST,ELECTRIC SHOCK |
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| Mar 5, 2014 | Employee Suffers Heart Attack While Working and Dies | FATAL | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #200390300 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Suffers Heart Attack While Working and Dies ⚠️ Safety IssuesCARDIOVASC SYSTEM,HEART ATTACK,CARDIOVASC DISEASE |
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| Mar 3, 2014 | Employee Amputates Fingertip in Clamp | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202546792 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Amputates Fingertip in Clamp ⚠️ Safety IssuesHOLD-DOWN CLAMP,AMPUTATED,FINGER,CAUGHT BY,HOSE,NIP POINT |
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| Feb 14, 2014 | Employee Incurs Bacterial Infection on Leg | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202659223 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Incurs Bacterial Infection on Leg ⚠️ Safety IssuesTANK CLEANING,LACERATION,INFECTION,LEG |
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| Feb 13, 2014 | Employee Receives Electrical Burns Replacing Utility Poles | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202546123 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Receives Electrical Burns Replacing Utility Poles ⚠️ Safety IssuesBURN,ELECTRIC ARC,GLOVE,TIE WIRE,ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR,SKIN,ARM,UTILITY POLE |
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| Feb 13, 2014 | Employee Is Killed During Snow Removal Operations | FATAL | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #200923142 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Is Killed During Snow Removal Operations ⚠️ Safety IssuesTRUCK,STRUCK BY |
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| Feb 10, 2014 | Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Energized Parts | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #201205192 |
📋 Incident DescriptionElectric Shock - Direct Contact with Energized Parts ⚠️ Safety IssuesOVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,E PTD,GUY,ELEC UTILITY WORK,ELECTRIC SHOCK |
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| Feb 3, 2014 | Employee Is Shot and Killed by Fellow Worker | FATAL | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202034039 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Is Shot and Killed by Fellow Worker ⚠️ Safety IssuesGUNSHOT,WORKPLACE VIOLENCE |
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| Jan 21, 2014 | Employee Is Crushed by Dump Truck | FATAL | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #201623824 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Is Crushed by Dump Truck ⚠️ Safety IssuesWALL,PINNED,CRUSHED,DUMP TRUCK |
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| Jan 12, 2014 | Employee Falls from Ladder and Is Killed | FATAL | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202716700 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Falls from Ladder and Is Killed ⚠️ Safety IssuesFIXED LADDER,FALL,TANK |
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| Dec 17, 2013 | Employee Is Exposed to Asbestos While Grinding a Gasket | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202459236 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Is Exposed to Asbestos While Grinding a Gasket ⚠️ Safety IssuesLUNG,INHALATION,HYDRAULIC TOOL,ASBESTOS,GRINDING MACHINE |
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| Dec 10, 2013 | Employee Fractures Hip and Leg in Slip and Fall | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202692257 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Fractures Hip and Leg in Slip and Fall ⚠️ Safety IssuesFRACTURE,GARBAGE TRUCK,SLIP,FALL,HIP,LEG |
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| Dec 10, 2013 | Employee Slips on Ice, Later Dies | FATAL | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202334603 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Slips on Ice, Later Dies ⚠️ Safety IssuesSHOCK,SLIP,RIDING ON EQUIPMENT,TRUCK,SLIPPERY SURFACE |
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| Dec 8, 2013 | Employee Suffer Burns on Face and Hands in an Arc Explosion | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #201187101 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Suffer Burns on Face and Hands in an Arc Explosion ⚠️ Safety IssuesBURN,VAPOR,TEST EQUIPMENT,BREAKER PLATE,EXPLOSION,UNDRGRD INSTALLATION,FACE,TRANSFORMER,HAND |
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| Nov 27, 2013 | Employee Is Struck by Cardboard, Sustains Fracture | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #200362069 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Is Struck by Cardboard, Sustains Fracture ⚠️ Safety IssuesLOADING,FRACTURE,WASTE PROC FAC,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,FALLING OBJECT,LOADING DOCK |
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| Nov 11, 2013 | Employee Is Killed When Caught Between Forklift and Rail | FATAL | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202637799 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Is Killed When Caught Between Forklift and Rail ⚠️ Safety IssuesGUARDRAIL,VEHICLE IN GEAR,SCREEN,WASTE PROC FAC,CAUGHT BETWEEN,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,BACKING UP |
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| Nov 4, 2013 | Employee Hits Head on Crossbar, Sustains Head Trauma | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202658753 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Hits Head on Crossbar, Sustains Head Trauma ⚠️ Safety IssuesHEAD,METAL RAIL,HARD HAT,WASTE PROC FAC,CONCUSSION |
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| Nov 4, 2013 | Employee Is Killed When Struck by Hinged Door | FATAL | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #201703824 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Is Killed When Struck by Hinged Door ⚠️ Safety IssuesHEAD,JAMMED,WASTE PROC FAC,BRACE,STRUCK BY,NIP POINT,WALKING BACKWARD,DOOR |
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| Nov 2, 2013 | Employee Falls Into Gas Vault, Injures Hip and Head | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202510152 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Falls Into Gas Vault, Injures Hip and Head ⚠️ Safety IssuesHEAD,ELECTRICAL VAULT,ELECTRICAL WORK,FALL,LOST BALANCE,HIP |
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| Sep 25, 2013 | Employee Amputates Finger Tip When Caught in Rod and Door | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202654851 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Amputates Finger Tip When Caught in Rod and Door ⚠️ Safety IssuesAMPUTATED,FINGER,MACHINE OPERATOR,CAUGHT BETWEEN,DOOR,WATER TANK |
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| Sep 24, 2013 | Employee's Finger Is Caught Trailer Is Amputated | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202510095 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee's Finger Is Caught Trailer Is Amputated ⚠️ Safety IssuesAMPUTATED,FINGER,CAUGHT BETWEEN,TRAILER,WINCH |
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| Sep 21, 2013 | Employee Catches Leg Between Bin and Truck and Is Fractured | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202718599 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Catches Leg Between Bin and Truck and Is Fractured ⚠️ Safety IssuesFRACTURE,GARBAGE TRUCK,STORAGE BIN,DRIVER,CAUGHT BETWEEN,TRUCK,LEG |
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| Aug 31, 2013 | Employee Is Struck in Face with High Pressure Washer | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202692448 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Is Struck in Face with High Pressure Washer ⚠️ Safety IssuesEYE,PORTABLE POWER TOOL,FOREHEAD,LACERATION,HIGH PRESSURE,STRUCK BY,FACE,WATER |
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| Aug 27, 2013 | Employee Amputates Left Middle Finger While Ram Cycling | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #200536019 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Amputates Left Middle Finger While Ram Cycling ⚠️ Safety IssuesMAINTENANCE,AMPUTATED,FINGER,DRIVER,WASTE PROC FAC,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,BALER,LIGHTING,AUTOMATIC RESTART,RAM |
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| Aug 23, 2013 | Lineman Is Shocked When Rod Contacts High Voltage Line | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #200075463 |
📋 Incident DescriptionLineman Is Shocked When Rod Contacts High Voltage Line ⚠️ Safety IssuesDERRICK TRUCK,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ARMOR ROD,ELECTRICIAN,ELEC UTILITY WORK,ELECTRIC SHOCK,TOE,UTILITY POLE |
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| Aug 16, 2013 | Employee Becomes Ill While Working at High Heat Temperature | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202588737 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Becomes Ill While Working at High Heat Temperature ⚠️ Safety IssuesHEAT,HEAT EXHAUSTION |
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| Aug 2, 2013 | Employee Is Killed When Caught Between Moving Equipment | FATAL | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202136172 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Is Killed When Caught Between Moving Equipment ⚠️ Safety IssuesEQUIPMENT OPERATOR,CRUSHED,TRASH COMPACTOR,LOADER |
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| Jul 25, 2013 | Employee Injures Ribs and Punctures Lung in Fall from Truck | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202509956 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Injures Ribs and Punctures Lung in Fall from Truck ⚠️ Safety IssuesGARBAGE TRUCK,LUNG,POTENTIAL GRADIENT,SLIP,DESCENDING,RIB,TRASH COMPACTOR,FALL,CONTUSION,PUNCTURE |
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| Jul 20, 2013 | Employee Fractures Arm and Back in Fall from Ladder | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202545786 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Fractures Arm and Back in Fall from Ladder ⚠️ Safety IssuesFRACTURE,ELECTRICAL VAULT,LADDER,BACK,ELEC UTILITY WORK,FALL,ARM |
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| Jul 16, 2013 | Employee Using Hand Saw Amputates Finger Tips | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #201510963 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Using Hand Saw Amputates Finger Tips ⚠️ Safety IssuesAMPUTATED,FINGER,SAW,LACERATION,HAND TOOL,HAND |
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| Jul 14, 2013 | Employee Is Splashed with Hot Water and Is Burned | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #201079324 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Is Splashed with Hot Water and Is Burned ⚠️ Safety IssuesBURN,ABDOMEN,SHOULDER,STRUCK BY,PUMP,TANK,HOT WATER,LEG,TRUCK DRIVER |
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| Jul 11, 2013 | Employee Amputates Fingertip While Operating Torque Wrench | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #201079399 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Amputates Fingertip While Operating Torque Wrench ⚠️ Safety IssuesAMPUTATED,FINGER,HYDRAULIC TOOL |
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| Jul 8, 2013 | Employee Lacerates Leg When Saw Breaks | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202675245 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Lacerates Leg When Saw Breaks ⚠️ Safety IssuesCIRCULAR SAW,LACERATION,BLADE,LEG |
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| Jul 2, 2013 | Employee Suffers Burns When Sprayed with Asphalt | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202658084 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Suffers Burns When Sprayed with Asphalt ⚠️ Safety IssuesBURN,LOADING,DRIVER,ASPHALT |
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| Jun 27, 2013 | Employee Suffers Heart Attack While Working and Dies | FATAL | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202602355 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Suffers Heart Attack While Working and Dies ⚠️ Safety IssuesCARDIOVASC SYSTEM,UNCONSCIOUSNESS,DRIVER,CARDIOVASC DISEASE,MOTOR VEHICLE |
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| Jun 15, 2013 | Employee Is Killed Contacting Energized Overhead Line | FATAL | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #200042182 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Is Killed Contacting Energized Overhead Line ⚠️ Safety IssuesELECTROCUTED |
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| Jun 14, 2013 | Employee Dies in Forlift Incident | FATAL | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202531778 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Dies in Forlift Incident ⚠️ Safety IssuesCHEST,HEART,HEAT,CAUGHT BY,CRUSHED,INDUSTRIAL TRUCK,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,TRAILER,DOOR |
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| Jun 14, 2013 | Employee Falls Frelectrical Pole,fractures Leg | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #201079290 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Falls Frelectrical Pole,fractures Leg ⚠️ Safety IssuesFRACTURE,ELECTRICAL,FALL |
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| Jun 13, 2013 | Employee Loses Right Arm in Gate Incident | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #200075356 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Loses Right Arm in Gate Incident ⚠️ Safety IssuesAMPUTATED,CAUGHT BY,ARM,ELBOW,DOOR |
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| Jun 8, 2013 | Employee Is Struck by Baler Door, Fractures Arm and Leg | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #201186905 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Is Struck by Baler Door, Fractures Arm and Leg ⚠️ Safety IssuesFRACTURE,SAFETY LATCH,BALER DOOR,UNSECURED,WASTE PROC FAC,TRASH COMPACTOR,STRUCK BY,ARM,GRINDING MACHINE,LEG |
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| May 31, 2013 | Employee Fractures Back in Fall | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202686705 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Fractures Back in Fall ⚠️ Safety IssuesFRACTURE,REPAIR,BACK,FALL,ELEVATED WORK PLAT |
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| May 30, 2013 | Employee Suffers Arm Fracture in Pumping Accident | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202479390 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Suffers Arm Fracture in Pumping Accident ⚠️ Safety IssuesFRACTURE,CAUGHT BY,TRUCK,FALL,STRUCK BY,ARM,CONCRETE,ASPHALT,FOOT |
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| May 25, 2013 | Employee Strikes Head Against Object and Sustains Injury | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202458295 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Strikes Head Against Object and Sustains Injury ⚠️ Safety IssuesELECTRIC MOTOR,FRACTURE,HEAD,INSTALLING,PPE,STRUCK AGAINST,SKULL,LOST BALANCE |
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| May 20, 2013 | Six Employees Suffer Chemical Exposure in Spill | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202649448 |
📋 Incident DescriptionSix Employees Suffer Chemical Exposure in Spill ⚠️ Safety IssuesBLEACH,INHALATION,INTERMODAL CONTAINER,WASTE PROC FAC,SPILL,CONVEYOR BELT |
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| May 16, 2013 | Employee Suffers Eyeball Laceration from Broken Glass | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202686879 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Suffers Eyeball Laceration from Broken Glass ⚠️ Safety IssuesEYE,HEALTH CARE FACILITY,LACERATION,TRUCK,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT |
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| May 15, 2013 | Employee Burned in Chemical Fire | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #201129715 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Burned in Chemical Fire ⚠️ Safety IssuesBURN,HEAD,DRUM,FIRE,HEALTH CARE FACILITY,CHEMICAL REACTION,HAZARDOUS WASTE,CHEMICAL BURN,FACE,CHEMICAL |
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| May 8, 2013 | Employee Is Chemically Burned with Sodium Hypochlorite | INJURY | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202510129 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Is Chemically Burned with Sodium Hypochlorite ⚠️ Safety IssuesBURN |
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| Apr 30, 2013 | Employee Is Killed When Escavator Overturn Into River | FATAL | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #200515823 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Is Killed When Escavator Overturn Into River ⚠️ Safety IssuesEMBANKMENT,EXCAVATION,SLIP,DRIVER,RIVER,SLIPPERY SURFACE,OVERTURN |
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| Apr 29, 2013 | Employee Is Killed When Struck by Train | FATAL | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202637526 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Is Killed When Struck by Train ⚠️ Safety IssuesDRIVER,STRUCK BY,TRAIN |
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| Apr 25, 2013 | Employee Is Electrocuted | FATAL | Electric/Gas/Sanitary | Report #202673430 |
📋 Incident DescriptionEmployee Is Electrocuted ⚠️ Safety IssuesELECTRICAL VAULT,ELECTRICIAN,ELECTROCUTED,STRUCK AGAINST,ELECTRICAL WORK,UNDRGRD POWER LINE |
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Utilities Workplace Accidents
2,838 accidents total