Electrical-related accidents aren't the most frequent workplaceinjury, but they do tend to be more severe--leading to largerworkers' compensation claims and workplace deaths.
According to Electrical Safety Foundation International, morethan 300,000 workers have been injured in electrical-relatedaccidents in the workplace over the past decade. Accidents includeelectrocution, shock, and arch flash and blast. Arc flash occurswhen an electrical current passes through air between ungroundedconductors, or ungrounded and grounded conductors. Arc flash canreach temperatures of 35,000 degrees and are powerful enough tokill or cause severe burns to individuals as far as 10 feet away.Workers' comp costs for arc flash accidents can reach millions ofdollars.
Often protecting workers from electrical-related accidents canbe as simple as turning off electrical installations and equipmentbefore beginning work, and using personal protective equipment whenpower cannot be shut off.
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