Description

Welcome to Episode 13 of OSHIT where Ella and Kat discuss the electrocution death of Lewis ”Ben” Smith when working as a lineman in Charlotte, North Carolina for Duke Energy. We also discuss the recent deaths of Bryce Freeman and Zach Jones who died in the line of duty working for Duke Energy in 2024. If you would like to help support their families, the active go fund me pages are linked below. 

https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-bryce-freeman-to-help-his-family-honor-him

https://www.gofundme.com/f/zach-jones-family

Our Sources for this episode are:

• ​https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=1480625.015
• ​https://www.osha.gov/ords/imis/establishment.search?p_logger=1&establishment=Duke+Energy&State=all&officetype=all&Office=all&sitezip=&p_case=all&p_violations_exist=all&startmonth=01&startday=03&startyear=2020&endmonth=01&endday=03&endyear=2025
• ​https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.180
• ​https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.269
• ​https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article243843992.html
• ​https://www.wbtv.com/2020/06/26/our-hearts-are-broken-duke-energy-identifies-worker-electrocuted-while-making-repairs-north-charlotte-crash-site/
• ​https://letstalkscience.ca/educational-resources/stem-in-context/do-amps-or-volts-kill-you
• ​https://www.d.umn.edu/~sburns/EE2212/L-Safe-Levels-of-Current-in-the-Human-Body.pdf
• ​https://www.scienceabc.com/humans/how-many-volts-amps-kill-you-human.html
• ​https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/volts
• ​https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amperes
• ​https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/circuits/Lesson-3/Resistance
• ​https://paylesspower.com/blog/whats-the-difference-between-watts-and-volts/
• ​https://www.wbtv.com/2024/08/14/medic-electrocution-kills-duke-energy-employee-northwest-charlotte-neighborhood/
• ​https://www.reddit.com/r/Charlotte/comments/1et5z0o/duke_energy_lineworker_dies_at_northwest/
• ​https://www.gofundme.com/f/zach-jones-family
• ​https://www.wral.com/news/local/duke-energy-worker-dies-incident-sanford-november-2024/
• ​https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-bryce-freeman-to-help-his-family-honor-him