Electrical Safety ReviewCompliance Assistance Region

IV

ELECTRICAL RELATED FATALITIES FY-02

OSHA – REGION IV

46 workerskil l ed

by

electrocution

19 workerskilled

Working on

Power transmission lines

11 w or ker s k il l ed inst al l ing equipment

4w or ker s k i l l ed inst al l ingduct w or k

2 workerskilledwhen ladders

contactedpower lines

2 w o r k er s k i l l ed b y d ef ec t i v e el ec t r i c a l

eq u i p men t

2 w or ker s k i l l eddur ing maint enance/

r emoval of equipment

2w or ker s k i l l ed w or k ing

on el ect r ic signs

1w or ker k i l l ed by under gr ound pow er

1worker killed standing in water

adjacent to disconnect

Would You Risk Your Life for a job like

this?