Electrical maintenance

Includes examples of workers and companies prosecuted for electrical injuries from electrical maintenance.

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  1. Electrical contractor killed whilst examining faulty air conditioning unithttps://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/maintenance/aircondition.htm
  2. Electrical fitters injuries result in amputation when he believed he was working in a safe zonehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/maintenance/amputation.htm
  3. Employee sustained broken shoulders when testing a incorrectly wired appliancehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/maintenance/appliance.htm
  4. Employee killed whilst changing an electrodehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/maintenance/electrode.htm
  5. Employee received a shock whilst touching a metal fencehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/maintenance/fence.htm
  6. Employee's heart stopped while maintaining an induction heat treatment machinehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/maintenance/heart.htm
  7. Employee received a shock whilst insulating live wireshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/maintenance/insulate.htm
  8. Electrician suffered shock when electrical supply had not been properly isolatedhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/maintenance/isolate.htm
  9. Machine operator killed whilst clearing blockage from a mail wrapping machinehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/maintenance/mail.htm
  10. A worker was injured when working in a live electrical panelhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/maintenance/panel.htm
  11. Maintaining electrical equipment safetyhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/maintenance/safety.htm
  12. Contractor receives injuries when switchgear was not isolatedhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/maintenance/switchgear.htm
  13. Employee was killed while working with poorly constructed equipmenthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/maintenance/testing.htm
  14. Electrician was injured touching live equipmenthttps://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/maintenance/touch.htm
  15. Worker received shock whilst using a pressure water washing machinehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/maintenance/washingmachine.htm
  16. Shock received after incorrectly wiring a machinehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/maintenance/wiring.htm

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Updated:2023-03-16