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Arc Flash severely burns electrician

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While installing a switch in a commercial building, an electrician was severely burned when an electric arc flashed off the switch he was installing.

The electrician appeared to have second-degree burns over 40 percent of his body.

The arc flash event set off the fire alarm; when the fired department arrived the electrician was walking around, but had blistering burn wounds on his face, chest and arms. He was transported by ambulance to a hospital’s burn unit.

The building and fire inspectors investigating the incident could not be reached for comment. At the time of this writing the condition of the electrician is unknown.

Any doubts that your company is compliant? Your employees safe?

The 2012 Edition of the NFPA 70E recommendations are in print and take effect January 1, 2012.

Do you and your employees know all of the changes? Have they been implemented into your Electrical Safety Program? Do you have an Electrical Safety Program? Have you had Electrical Safety Training in the last year?

If the answer to any of those questions is no, then contact Macron Safety today!

Call 916-905-6535 or contact us to be certain you are in compliance.

Source: http://norwalk.patch.com/articles/electrician-severely-burned-by-electric-arc

$125,000 fine awarded after worker shocked

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Cimco Refrigeration, was fined $95,000 along and Sobeys Capital Inc., who was fined $30,000 for an O.H.S.A. violation after a worker was injured.

On Aug. 22, 2009, a worker from Cimco Refrigeration was servicing an electrically-powered door at the Sobey’s Whitby Retail Support Centre. While standing on a ladder, the worker made contact with the door’s energized control panel. The worker fell from the ladder, sustaining severe head injuries and electrical burns.

A Ministry of Labour investigation found that the control panel was not disconnected from the power supply, locked out or tagged before the worker started service to the door.

Also, during the course of the investigation, a manager from Sobey’s asked a maintenance worker to perform a task that involved interfering with the scene of the accident.

Sobeys Capital Inc. pleaded guilty to failing to ensure that no one interfered with or altered anything at the scene of the incident until permission to do so was given by an inspector.

Cimco Refrigeration pleaded guilty to failing to ensure that the power supply to the control panel was disconnected, locked out or tagged before any work was done on or near live exposed parts of the control panel.

In addition to the fines, the court imposed a 25-per-cent victim fine surcharge, as required by the Provincial Offences Act. The surcharge is credited to a special provincial government fund to assist victims of crime.

Are you, your company and your employees protected? When was your last OSHA mandated safety training held for your employees? Are you aware of the 2012 OSHA  mandates in U.S.?

Macron Safety is your safety solutions partner. We help to educate and inform regarding all OSHA requirements as well as offer the best in safety wear and tools. We not only strive to protect you from lawsuits and fines, but more importantly with our safety solutions we hope to help you avoid catastrophic injuries resulting in death or severe injuries.

Company and employee fined more than $171,000 after arc flash incident

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An employee along with a company in Windsor, Ontario (ThyssenKrupp Industrial Services Canada Inc.,  doing business as ThyssenKrupp Hearn Division), was fined $160,000 for an O.H.S.A. (Occupational Health and Safety Act) violation after a worker was seriously injured.

On Feb. 25, 2009, a worker was doing electrical upgrades at the company’s warehouse in Windsor. As the worker was removing conductors from an electrical panel, a bare conductor touched the side of the electrical panel, causing an arc flash. The worker sustained serious electrical burns.

A Ministry of Labour investigation found that the electrical panel was not disconnected from the power source, locked out or tagged before the work started.

ThyssenKrupp Hearn Division, was found guilty of failing to ensure that the electrical panel was disconnected, locked out and tagged prior to work being done. Don Hearn Jr., employed as a supervisor for the company was found guilty of the same and fined $11,000.