Arc flash incidents: The annual toll in the U.S.

Model IR400 Point IR Combustible Gas Detector It is a widely held belief that an arc flash incident is rare. Not so. Check out these statistics compiled from various sources and pertaining to arc flash incidents in the U.S.:

• 30,000 arc flash incidents occur every year

• 7,000 burn injuries relating to arc flashes occur annually

• 2,000 hospitalizations of workers severely burned by arc flashes occur annually

• 400 fatalities are recorded every year

• 80% of electrical worker fatalities are due to burns, not shock

Source: www.arcflash.com.au

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