Fort Lauderdale Work Accident: FPL Utility Worker Electrocuted
Florida Power & Light Co. worker Junior Anthony Seaton died after being electrocuted while working on utility lines in Fort Lauderdale Florida. This Fort Lauderdale electrical utility worker fatality occurred on Weds. Feb. 18, 2009, when Seaton and members of the FPL crew were working on power lines during a planned power outage.
The FPL crew was upgrading power lines at Washington Mutual Bank at Federal Highway and East Broward Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. According to Fort Lauderdale police and news reports, Seaton went to check something at a transformer when the accident occurred. Eyewitnesses said Seaton was inside his utility truck near a pole when he was electrocuted.
Other utility workers came to Mr. Seaton's aid and freed him, performing CPR until help arrived. Paramedics tried to revive him, but he was pronounced dead at Broward General Medical Center. The cause of this Florida work-related death was determined to be "accidental caused by high-voltage electrocution."
In 2007, a total of 93 electricians and 30 electrical power line installers and repairers suffered fatal occupational injuries (U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, 2008.)
Fort Lauderdale Florida Workers Comp Lawyers are familiar with the laws and regulations surrounding employer liability when personal injury or death occurs in the workplace or while on the job. OSHA is investigating this Fort Lauderdale Florida utility worker fatality.
Funeral service set for electrocuted FPL worker from Pines
South Florida SunSentinel.com Feb. 19, 2009
Related Web Resources
OSHA Electrical Hazard Recognition
OSHA Assistance for the Electrical Contractors Industry
