Trends in Electrical Injury, 1992-2002

Cawley, James; Homce, G.T.

doi:10.1109/pcicon.2006.359722

Cited by 21 publications

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“…During the period of 1992 through 2002, there were 3,378 fatal electrical injuries listed in the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) [6]. Of those 3,378 electrical fatalities, all but 30 were attributed to electrocution through electrical contact.…”

Section: Electrical Injury Statisticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Improved Electrical Safety Through High Resistance Grounding

Nelson¹

2015

IEEE Trans. on Ind. Applicat.

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High resistance grounding (HRG) is a well proven technology for improving electric reliability for many industrial and utility facilities such as used in petro-chemical, automotive, and generating plants. Many such facilities require the increased reliability for production and operational reasons. This paper will discuss the improved personnel safety aspects of using high resistance grounding on low voltage systems. In particular, the paper will discuss:•The probability of the three common faults occurring within an industrial plant: Three phase, phase-tophase, and ground faults. •How the probability of a ground fault can be used to improve electrical safety with HRG. •The impact of a ground fault on a system and the speed at which the ground fault on a solidly grounded system may propagate into a multi-phase fault •The risk reduction of a ground fault on an HRG system propagating into a multi-phase fault •The potential reduction in serious and fatal arc blast injuries through the use of an HRG system. • Potential single pole breaker clearing issues when a second ground fault occurs on a second phase This paper will include comments from recent testing which were conducted at the KEMA labs and presented in a recent IAS-Petrochemical Industry Committee Paper in September 2014. [1]

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Section: Electrical Injury Statisticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Improved Electrical Safety Through High Resistance Grounding

Nelson¹

2015

IEEE Trans. on Ind. Applicat.

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“…Valores arriba de este nivel (de 2-25mA) pueden llevar a actos involuntarios del cuerpo, como ya no poder soltarse del aparato eléctrico que conduce la corriente y valores aún mayores (de 80-5000mA) pueden ocasionar un paro cardíaco y la muerte (Lee, 1966). De acuerdo con Cawley et al (2007) entre 1992 y 2002 sucedieron 3,378 incidentes fatales en Estados Unidos, debido a corrientes eléctricas a través del cuerpo de las personas, por lo tanto, es importante limitar la corriente de fuga. Para lograr esto se deben tener en cuenta dos aspectos importantes:…”

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Diseño y construcción de un sistema de lavado en vivo para los aisladores de transformadores

Lizama-Cámara

Mendieta-Antúnez²,

Blanco-Brisset³

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IIT

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“…Data from a Survey of Occupational Illnesses and Injuries (SOII) for the period 1992-2002 suggest that rates for electrical shock in USA for the 10 year period remained steady at 2 per 100 000 workers. The electrical burn rate remained steady at 1 per 100 000 workers (Cawley J, 2006). Data of this kind depends largely on the severity of trauma and on the accessibility of health services.…”

Section: Epidemiology Of Electrical Injuriesmentioning

confidence: 99%