Electric current safety

Details

• Personal Author:
  Archer P ; Wendling T
• Description:
  Between 1998 and 2006, 54 workers in Oklahoma died on-the-job as a result of exposure to electric transmission lines or other electric current. In 2006, workers' compensation paid for approximately 20 hospital stays for electric current exposure, with median charges of $20,178. Many workers may be unaware of the potential electrical hazards present in their work areas or may believe that only certain occupations (e.g., electric power workers/linemen) are at risk. In fact, electrical energy surrounds us and can cause serious and fatal shocks, burns, falls, and electrocutions to workers of all industries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Electric Injuries Electricity Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Electric-power-transmission-lines Electrical-hazards Electrical-shock Electrical-workers Injuries Injury-prevention Safety-practices Traumatic-injuries
• Publisher:
  Oklahoma State Department of Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Oklahoma ; OSHA Region 6
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038704
• Citation:
  Oklahoma City, OK: Oklahoma State Department of Health, 2008 Jul; :1
• Contact Point Address:
  Pam Archer, M.P.H., Tracy Wendling, M.P.H., Oklahoma State Department of Health, Injury Prevention Service, 1000 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73117
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Performing Organization:
  Oklahoma State Department of Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Electric Current Safety
• End Date:
  20110630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d4ceba1c2bc71f393c735bd593da7689645c80b0ee47ec01524a7f1c1f5cd40fc1dfc2d014e4c5ec1106f8a706680d06a5eec190a0b760952f993c7408849f58
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192324/cdc_192324_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 77.09 KB ]