Yanry Metal

An employee was installing a 15-amp breaker in an electrical panel when a 12-gauge ground wire touched the positive busbar of the panel, resulting in an arc flash. The employee sustained a second-degree burn to their left hand.

An employee was repairing an HVAC system in the drop tile ceiling of a conference room when they were shocked, causing them to fall from the ladder. The employee sustained burns to their right middle and ring fingers.

An employee was replacing a contactor inside an electrical panel attached directly to a press. The press itself was receiving power from another main panel. After replacing the contactor, the employee flipped the switch and an arc flash occurred, burning the employee's elbow, bicep, and neck.

An employee was attempting to switch a medium-voltage primary cable and install a 200-amp fuse barrel. The employee contacted the bottom of the switch gear cradle for the fuse barrel, causing an arc blast. The electricity entered the employee s left hand and exited his big toes, resulting in electric shock and burns to the left hand, arm, shoulder, and both feet. The employee was hospitalized.

On December 6, 2023, an employee of Duke Energy was working on a single-phase 120-/240-volt parallel service re-tap when a secondary flash occurred in an underground service. The employee suffered a second-degree burn to the face and was hospitalized.

An employee was pulling a steel parts handcart when its wheels caught on something and locked up. The cart fell backward. The cart handle struck the middle of the employee's right foot, breaking bones. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was cutting wood with a circular saw. The saw kicked back, and its blade cut three fingers on the employee's right hand, resulting in an amputation.

An employee was installing a door from an A-frame ladder. He fell from the ladder, landed on his feet about 8 feet below, and suffered a broken tibia.

An employee was leaving the building at the end of the day when she missed a step and fell, fracturing her right foot.

Two employees were running a CNC folder machine. The injured employee went to adjust the metal and the machine came down, crushing her forearms. Her left arm was fractured and both arms required stitches.

An employee was setting up for a door installation on a three-story building. The employee was moving an aluminum track frame from one condo to the condo next door by using the balcony when they misstepped and fell between balconies. The employee landed on the dirt below and suffered facial fractures.

An employee was replacing a fuel pump on a pickup truck using a transmission jack to lower the fuel tank from the vehicle. When he removed and lowered the tank, the tank caught fire, resulting in burns to his hands, arms, and legs.

An employee was removing concrete forms from a current pour when a form fell from the wall. An intact pin hooked the employee's safety vest and pulled them from the scaffold to the ground, resulting in a bruised chest (lungs).

An employee was driving a cement mixer. It flipped while turning a corner, and the cabin was flattened. The employee was pinned in the cabin and suffered a broken right hand, three broken ribs, and head lacerations.

An employee had attached a crane sling to an 8-inch pipe, and the crane was holding the pipe with minimal tension while bolts were removed from its lower flange. The pipe came loose and knocked the employee off the trailer to the ground 6 feet below. The back of the employee's head struck the trailer after the fall, causing a head injury.