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Arc flash statistics

400 fatalities a year

May 31, 2013

ambulance Statistics have been compiled from various sources and present a sobering picture of arc flash incidents in the USA.

30,000 Arc Flash Incidents per year
7,000 Burn Injuries per year
2,000 Hospitalisations per year
400 Fatalities per year
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Dave Johnson is the industry's longest-tenured editor, with 31+ years experience leading ISHN. Dave has conducted state-of-the-industry White Paper reader surveys since 1983. He launched the industry's first magazine web site in 1995, and the For Distributors Only business supplement also in 1995. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in magazine journalism from Ohio University.Contact Dave at johnsond@bnpmedia.com.