Electrical Contractors
Industry Summary
With employment in this industry reaching new highs, the 82,227 businesses operating in the Electrical Contractors industry are sure to make protecting the estimated total of 833,469 employees reported in 2015 a top priority. On average over the last five years, the Electrical Contractors industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (18% more) than the broader Building Equipment Contractors Industry
On Thursday, February 28th 2019 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Hattiesburg, MS at Pedesco, Inc.. A 22 year old Electricians' apprentice had been killed when the
OSHA ID114125.015
Accident Date2019-02-27
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 1:45 p.m. on February 27, 2019, an employee was installing a light fixture in the ceiling of a restroom. The employee placed the light fixture in the ceiling and secured it. He then prepped the source wires for connection to the fixture. As he stripped two of the wires, which contained 277 volts of electricity, the employee received an electrical shock. He fell from the six-foot ladder he was working from and was killed.
OSHA investigators arrived in Grants Pass, OR on Tuesday, December 4th 2018 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Empower Battery, Llc which had occured on the same day. A 29 year old man working as a Electrical was killed on the job when the
OSHA ID111668.015
Accident Date2018-12-04
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 11:37 a.m. on December 4, 2018, an employee was replacing 640 batteries in the facilities uninterrupted power supply (UPS) room. The batteries were linked in 16 strings with each string having 40 batteries tied in series. Each string was 540V and 2280 amps. The employee reached overtop of a metal batter rack to retrieve a Styrofoam spacer and his abdomen came in contact with the string of batteries below. The employee was electrocuted.
OSHA investigators arrived in Carrizo Springs, TX on Tuesday, November 27th 2018 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Urban Electrical Services, Inc. which had occured on the same day. A 40 year old man working as a was killed on the job when the employee was electrocuted by contact with power line
OSHA ID111310.015
Accident Date2018-11-27
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 9:00 a.m. on November 27, 2018, an employee was retiring a high voltage power line. The employee came into contact with a high voltage power line and was electrocuted.
OSHA Inspection Activity
Accident Rate
5 Year Average
7.85
Last 12 Months
0
Reporting Statistics
Inspection Records: 19754
182.7%
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 787