cadpoint
Senior Member
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- Durham, NC
I found this Researching another link, and this is old data,
based on this Web page - data here.
I think I'm going to print this out and hand this out instead of the standard tool box talk, Monday morning. Of course they'll still have to sign it. :roll:
FACTS
• There are approximately 30,000 electrical shock accidents every year.
• Over 3600 disabling electrical contact injuries occur annually.
• Over 2000 workers are sent to burn centers each year with severe Arc-Flash burns.
• Over 1000 electrical workers die each year from workplace accidents.
• 60% of workplace accident deaths are caused by burn injuries.
• Electrocutions are the 4th leading cause of traumatic occupational fatalities.
• Estimates show that 10 Arc-Flash incidents occur every day in the U.S.
• 97% of all electricians have been shocked or injured on the job.
• Medical costs per person can exceed $4 million for severe electrical burns.
• Total costs per electrical incident can exceed $15 million.
• In the year 2002, work injuries cost Americans $146.6 billion.
