Fox 5 In Las Vegas is reporting that an NV Energy worker was rushed to UMC Trauma for treatment for burns last Friday after an electrical box exploded. The report states that a big boom was heard.

As is typical with most news reports of arc flash incidents there is not much additional information available. You can see the video and read the [url='http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/19670852/worker-injured-in-nv-energy-box-explosion']Las Vegas Fox 5 news report here[/url].
Seagull Causes Arc Flash and $75,000 Damage

In Berkeley, CA a seagull landed on a 12,000 volt electrical line causing it to short out with a large explosion and a flash of blue light last Tuesday. The electrical wire broke, fell to the ground and started a grass fire. The grass fire cause a nearby home to catch fire.

Read the article [url='http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_21679855/berkeley-house-fire-started-by-fallen-electrical-lines']in the Mercury News.[/url]
Contractor Severely Burned By Arc Flash

A worker in an underground vault working on repairs to a collapsed 40,000 square foot Landover, MD warehouse, was severely burned by an arc flash last Tuesday.

Read the story in the [url='http://washingtonexaminer.com/contractor-burned-at-site-of-collapsed-landover-warehouse/article/2509605#.UGwsYVFCxQI']Washington Examiner[/url].

The collapse of the warehouse was caused by a worker bumping a shelf used to store paper with a forklift. This resulted in a chain reaction of more shelves falling, which eventually led to the collapse of the roof.

Read this story in the [url='http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/rescue-attempt-continues-at-cheverly-warehouse/2012/06/30/gJQA09FXEW_story.html']Washington Post[/url].


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