Contractor electrocuted at Duke Energy substation in Charlotte
Jan 2024Published 28 Sept 2026Responsible editor: Chief Editor
- Where
- substation in Charlotte on Elizabeth Avenue near Kings Drive
- Operator
- Duke Energy
- What
- contractor electrocuted, leaving a few hundred without power
- Injuries
- one person with serious injuries taken to hospital
- Cause
- under investigation
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Companies named in the reporting of this entry (being named is not a finding of fault): Duke Energy
What happened
On the morning of 25 January 2024, Duke Energy told a local news station that one person was hurt in an incident at one of its substations in Charlotte, and that a few hundred people were left without power. The outage was reported to have started just after 9 a.m. Around the same time, the emergency medical service said one person was taken to hospital with serious injuries after an electrocution on Elizabeth Avenue near Kings Drive. Duke Energy said the injured person was a contractor working at one of its substations and that it was investigating. The exact circumstances, and the contractor's later condition, have not been reported.
Contributing factors
Not reported. Duke Energy said it was investigating.
Lessons learned
- Treat work in or near a live substation as a high-risk task and confirm isolation before work starts.
- Make clear how a medical emergency at a substation is raised and who attends.
- When an early report gives little detail, record what is known and what is still under investigation.
More lessons on electrical protection and isolation, emergency response and public communication, from every incident on the register.
Not yet known
- Name of the substation
- How the electrocution happened
- Person's condition after admission
- Investigation result
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Source
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Published 2026-09-28. Written from public reporting. Descriptive, not investigative. See the data accuracy disclaimer.
