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Power utility technician death8/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The median number of days off work in 2019 from electrical injuries increased 125% from the previous year to nine days. Nonfatal injuries had the potential to cause serious setbacks in work schedules. For 2019, the majority of injuries happened to those doing electrical service, maintenance or installation. From 2011 through 2019, the peak of injuries happened in 2015, which had 2,480 nonfatal injuries. Though 2019 had the highest number of deaths, it did not peak in 2019, which only had 1,900 injuries resulting in missed days from work. With the second greatest rate of fatalities from electrical injuries, workers in the electric utility sector need to pay extra attention to safety to reduce this number in the future.Īs serious as fatalities were for workers, injuries happened much more frequently. While the greatest percentage of deaths occurred in the construction industry in 2019 (43%), the second-highest rate came from those installing or servicing electrical lines (22%). Only 3% of the fatalities happened from direct contact with or exposure to electrical currents. The most common cause of electrical fatalities resulted from using machinery or tools, which led to 27% of the total deaths. Among fatalities, 93% happened to workers from private companies while 7% came from government workers. During that year, 166 deaths due to electrical injuries of workers occurred, which was a 3.75% increase from the previous year. Workers installing or servicing telecom and electric lines face potential injuries or fatalities during their work - and electrical workers experienced a peak of deaths from the period of 2011 through 2019. ![]()
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