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	Subject - Warning Graphic Burns, Stay Safe Joe Tedesco Please be reminded that May is Electrical Safety Month! Be careful and safe all year too! WARNING!! WARNING!! VERY GRAPHIC IMAGES OF ELECTRICAL BURNS Submitted by: OSHA Professor - Grizzy http://electrical-contractor.net/jt/grz1.JPG Talking about insulated tools earlier, here’s some accidents which resulted from not using insulated tools, and / or insulated gloves, and / or lockout etc. This worker will never practice in the trade any more. How will the family be provided for? How will he play baseball with his children? These are the accidents I see, day in and day out. http://electrical-contractor.net/jt/grz2.JPG Same hand a few days later, when massive subcutaneous tissue damage had caused severe swelling (swelling usually peaks 24-72 hours after electrical shock). To relieve pressure , which would have damaged nerves and blood vessels, the skin on the arm was cut open. JimmyDee First words to me some 40 years ago when I started the trade was, "there are no old careless electricians". Have seen as many totally incapacitated by burns as I have deaths. I've lost 2 friends and 2 that I knew from the job and that is 4 too many. Without exception, each accident was preventable. Work Carefully should be the mantra of each person in the trade. Jim