Utilities

Industry Summary

As of the last reported data from 2015, there are 553,685 workers employed at 17,517 Utilities establishements in the United States. The industry is slowly growing, adding 4,692 jobs in the 12 months between 2014 and 2015. On average, each business employs 32 workers. Over the past 5 years this industry has recorded an accident rate of over 2 times (0% more) the average for the Industry.

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OSHA investigators arrived in Hastings, NE on Thursday, May 30th 2019 and began an accident investigation at T-L Irrigation Company. A 18 year old woman working as a Laborer was killed on the job when the atv rollover kills employee

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OSHA ID116680.015

Accident Date2019-05-29

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 9:00 a.m. on May 29, 2019, an employee was using an ATV to spray weeds in an irrigation ditch. The employee was killed when the ATV rolled over on him, fracturing his neck.

The accident investigation below was opened on Thursday, March 28th 2019 by OSHA representitives in Newark, NJ which had occured previously at Public Service Electric And Gas Company. A 59 year old Electrician had been killed when the employee was electrocuted when coming in contact with electri

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OSHA ID114840.015

Accident Date2019-03-28

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 8:00 a.m. on March 28, 2019, an employee was retrieving a piece of equipment when he came into contact with a live electrical component and was electrocuted.

The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, November 28th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Houston, TX after learning of an incident at Volt Power, Llc which had occured on Tuesday, November 27th 2018. A 40 year old man working as a Electrical power installer was killed on the job when the

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OSHA ID111395.015

Accident Date2018-11-27

Accident DegreeFatality

NarrativeAt 4:30 p.m. on November 27, 2018, an employee was guiding a power pole into the ground. The power pole became energized, resulting in an electrical shock. The employee was killed.