Safety Incidents

On 8/27/2025, an electrician was working on a live lighting circuit and sustained an electric electric shock. He was seizing and required CPR. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was brazing copper lines together on a new air conditioning unit close to an access point in a brick wall, The two wires ran horizontally and copper tubing ran vertically. The heat from the brazing heated up the copper tubing. A wire was touching the copper tubing, causing the wire jacket to melt. The wire infused itself to the copper tubing, which energized the copper pipe. The employee was using a wet towel to cool down the copper tubing when he was electrically shocked, resulting in hospitalization.

On August 19, 2025, at approximately 3:30 PM, an employee was performing painting duties on a swing stage (lift) on the exterior of a building. While bringing the lift to the roof to drop off materials, he reached toward the edge of the building and contacted a metal plaque on the roof s edge, that was energized due to a frayed electrical wire. The employee was electrocuted and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was installing a PLC onto a washer. After he hooked it up, it did not power up when turned on. While the employee was checking the leads with a voltage meter, he was shocked through the left little finger, chest, and right arm from a transformer above him. He was hospitalized.

Two employees were doing concrete work. A cement pumping truck struck a power line and knocked it over, shocking two employees on the ground. Both employees were hospitalized with severe electrical burns.

On August 5, 2025, at approximately 8:35 AM, an employee was stubbing conduit onto a switchgear cabinet to install a bell end when they contacted a live component in the cabinet. The employee was shocked and sustained burns to their head, arms, and back, requiring hospitalization.

An employee was clearing a right-of-way for utility lines when a small sapling was cut and fell, causing vines to pull a tree down and into power lines. The vines also became electrified and were contacting the employee's feet, shocking them. The employee became ill and experienced slurred speech and convulsions, resulting in hospitalization.

An employee was disconnecting wires in preparation to swap out a refiner motor when they contacted energized equipment and sustained an electrical shock. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was changing out load break switches while positioned on the ground next to a bucket. The bucket truck became energized by a nearby electrical line and the employee sustained an electrical shock via contact with the bucket truck.

An employee was preparing to replace a ceiling light fixture in the kitchen area. He removed two ceiling tiles, reached to touch the back of the housing of the light fixture, and contacted a live electrical wire. The employee sustained an electric shock and second-degree burns on his left hand.

On July 29, 2025, an employee was troubleshooting and/or changing an emergency power connector on an aircraft. The employee experienced an electrical shock when an exterior electrical source was activated. The employee was hospitalized for electric shock and burns on their lower right arm.

An employee was welding a bearing on a piece of equipment. He was lying on the belt while performing this task. The welding rod contacted the employee or the belt and the employee was shocked by electricity. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was operating a vacuum truck, using the controls to raise the bed. As it rose, the bed touched an overhead power line. Electricity passed through the employee, entering through their left hand and exiting through their left toe.

An employee was on a ladder while attaching insulated lugs to wires outside of a customer's home. The employee was electrocuted and his body locked up, causing him to fall off the ladder onto the ground feet first. The employee suffered electrocution injuries and shattered both ankles.

Three employees were performing updates on electrical lines. One employee was operating the digger truck. The digger operator swung the boom with an attached auger. The injured employee went to reposition the auger as the boom made contact with the electrified line above. The injured employee was shocked and sustained an exit wound on the outside of their left little toe. The employee was hospitalized.

On July 17, 2025, after someone reported a burning smell at the car wash exit near the washing machine, an employee was inspecting the area. When the employee touched the washing machine, he was electrocuted and hospitalized.

An Ameren lineman was making secondary voltage connections in a pad-mounted residential feed transformer. The lineman contacted an energized lead bushing, sustained an electrical shock, and was hospitalized.

An employee was standing next to a truck ahead of cleaning a storm inlet when a power line split and fell onto the truck. The employee was electrocuted and suffered a partial leg amputation.

The injured employee was installing all-thread rod while sitting on top of a bridge-style overhead hoist crane beam. He was tightening the all-thread rod to the crane equipment when he reached back with his left arm to adjust his posture. His left hand contacted a cable that powers the crane. The employee sustained an electric shock. The cable was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

An employee placed his hand down and was shocked by electricity from a misting fan.

Three employees were responding to a power outage caused by a recent storm. While climbing a utility pole, an employee contacted an electrical component with his left hand, thumb, and index finger, resulting in an electrical shock and probable exposure to an arc flash. The injured employee lost consciousness and was found hanging upside down in his rope harness, requiring resuscitation and resulting in hospitalization.

On June 28, 2025, an employee was installing all-thread rods into a ceiling when they sustained an electrical shock injury. The employee was hospitalized.

An excavator was digging an excavation for a water main break. The excavator exposed a power line while digging and electrical current went through the excavator and into the operator. The employee sustained an electrical shock and was hospitalized.

At 9:24 a.m., two employees were working on an electrical line in a concrete masonry unit. One employee was checking to see if the wiring was live or de-energized while the injured employee was peeling the electrical tape off the electrical caps with a set of pliers. While the injured employee was cutting the insulation, the pliers in his left hand contacted the live copper wire and the employee was shocked by 277 volts. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized.

An employee was walking from the office to a truck when he was struck by lightning. The employee suffered burns to his hand and foot, as well as a heart arrhythmia. The employee was hospitalized.