The physiological strain incurred during electrical utilities work over consecutive work shifts in hot environments: A case report.

Purpose: In this article, we evaluated physiological strain in electrical utilities workers during consecutive work shifts in hot outdoor conditions.

Methods: Four highly experienced electrical utilities workers were monitored during regularly scheduled work performed in hot conditions (∼34°C) on two consecutive days. Worker hydration (urine specific gravity) was assessed prior to and following work.

Injuries among electric power industry workers, 1995-2013.

Introduction: Workers in the electric power industry face many risks of injury due to the high diversity of work tasks performed in potentially hazardous and unpredictable work environments.

Method: We calculated injury rates by age, sex, occupational group, and injury type among workers in the Electric Power Research Institute's (EPRI) Occupational Health and Safety Database (OHSD), which contains recordable injury, medical claims, and personnel data from 18 participating electric power companies from 1995 to 2013.

Results: The OHSD includes a total of 63,193 injuries over 1,977,436 employee-years of follow-up, for an overall injury rate of 3.

An analysis of fatal and non-fatal injuries and injury severity factors among electric power industry workers.

Background: The electric power industry represents a unique subset of the U.S. workforce.