105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

BUFFALO, NEW YORK—

Ferguson Electric

Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Second degree electrical burns

Final narrative

An employee was de-energizing the main distribution switch board. The breaker had been opened and locked. He tested it and deemed there was no voltage present at the lugs on the supply side of the breaker. A leg of a ground cluster was attached to the neutral bus. Another leg of the ground cluster came in contact with the energized "A" phase on the supply side of the breaker, resulting in an arc flash (480v/277v). The employee sustained first degree burns on the right side of his face and neck and second degree burns on his lips, under his chin, and behind his right ear.

Hospitalized Multiple head locations Switchboards, switches, fuses

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MIDLAND, TEXAS—

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CLEARWATER, FLORIDA—

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WILLARD, OHIO—

Stanley Black and Decker, Inc

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KERSEY, COLORADO—

Sun Valley Contractors, LLC

An employee had just turned off breakers and was loosening wires on panels when they were shocked by 480 volts of electricity.