Why Construction Workers are Getting Electrocuted

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Originally Posted By: tallen
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Originally Posted By: Greg Fretwell
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No real, surprises here.


I have always warned guys the GFCI may keep you from being electrocuted but it doesn't keep you from falling off the ladder.

Falls are always the #1
Driving to work is #2 and getting hit by the backhoe(or similar) is #3.

When you get to electrical injuries #1 is always having that ladder, pool brush or pole saw hitting an overhead line.

To keep this on topic HIs can get hurt doing the same activities so be careful out there.

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Originally Posted By: jedwards
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That’s exactly why I’ve resisted the allure of the Little Giant and other aluminum ladders in favor of fiberglass (not that a live overhead line couldn’t be knocked down by a fiberglass ladder just as well… icon_eek.gif )

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Originally Posted By: tallen
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Causes of Electrocutions Among Non-Electrical Workers, 1992-98

* Overhead power lines (376 deaths)
* Electrical wiring (69 deaths)
* Appliances/machinery/power tools (68 deaths)

air-conditioners (22 deaths)
portable lights (11 deaths)
power tools (7 deaths - 5 involved electric drills)
welding units (7 deaths)
other home appliances (6 deaths)
pumps (5 deaths)

More Causes of Electrocutions of Non-Electrical Workers, 1992-98

* Contact with energized objects (52 deaths)

o Metal ladders (11 deaths)
o Metal pipes (5 deaths)
o Accidentally cut live wire (5 deaths)

* Electrical equipment (31 deaths)

o electrical control panels (10 deaths)
o transformers (5 deaths)

* Lightning (31 deaths)
* Buried, underground power lines (16 deaths)
* Light fixtures (10 deaths)
* Unknown (24 deaths)

Contributing Factors to Electrocutions of Non-Electrical Workers

* Working under houses or in basement crawlspaces (27 deaths)
* Contact with water (20 deaths)
* Defective extension or power cords (15 deaths)
* Working in attics or above drop ceilings (9 deaths)



Be carefull out there!

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I have put the past behind me,
where , however, it now sits, making rude remarks.

www.whiteglovehomeinspections.net

30 Oct 2003-- 29 Nov2005