Electrical Injuries at Work

Electrical Injury Attorneys: Workplace Accidents

Although the majority of workplace electrical injuries occur in the construction trades, anyone can suffer an electrical shock or burn at work.

The attorneys of Rouda, Feder, Tietjen & McGuinn obtained a $17 million settlement for a television reporter who was injured when the television van's microwave antenna was raised, touching an overhead power line, and electrifying the van. The reporter suffered devastating injuries when she stepped out of the van onto the electrified ground. Her employer had failed to train employees in how to avoid electrical injury.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, an average of 295 employees die each year from electrocution or contact with electric current, and about 4,300 employees spend time away from work because of electrical injuries.

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration has developed strict standards for dealing with electricity and electrical equipment on the job. Those who regularly work with power lines and high-voltage electrical sources must participate in safety training. Yet, accidents still occur.

Electrical injuries happen for a variety of reasons, including:

• Contact with overhead power lines
• Contact with underground power lines
• Contact with live parts or exposed wires
• Contact with ungrounded tools
• Lack of lockout, tag out procedures
• Lack of personal protective equipment or devices
• Lack of training
• Defective or uninsulated parts

Contact with overhead power lines in construction accidents is by far the most common cause of workplace electrical injuries. Cranes, back hoes, trucks, drill rigs, cement trucks, dump trucks, bucket trucks, cherry pickers or other types of aerial lifts frequently make contact with live power lines — and cause injuries.

If you have been injured or if someone you care about suffered a wrongful death due to an electrical accident at work, please contact an attorney at Rouda, Feder, Tietjen & McGuinn. The initial consultation is free of charge, and you will pay no attorney's fees unless we recover monetary damages in your case.

Located in San Francisco, our work injury lawyers represent clients throughout California and nationwide.

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