Citation

Baka AD, Uzunoglu NK. Saf. Health Work 2014; 5(3): 158-160.

Affiliation

Professor at School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute)

DOI

10.1016/j.shaw.2014.06.006

PMID

25379331

PMCID

PMC4213920

Abstract

Investigation and analysis of accidents are critical elements of safety management. The over-riding purpose of an organization in carrying out an accident investigation is to prevent similar accidents, as well as seek a general improvement in the management of health and safety. Hundreds of workers have suffered injuries while installing, maintaining, or servicing machinery and equipment due to sudden re-energization of power lines. This study presents and analyzes two electrical accidents (1 fatal injury and 1 serious injury) that occurred because the power supply was reconnected inadvertently or by mistake.

Language: en