Lee Shelby

Workplace Safety Motivational Speaker, Survived Workplace Accident Of 12,000 Volts.

Category: Workplace Safety Tag: Tennessee

Lee uses his “Triumph Over Tragedy” to help ensure the Personal safety of all workers so “Everyone Returns Home Safely”.

Lee Shelby is a Power Lineman from Tennessee and at the age of 28, lost both arms resulting from an occupational injury after he came in contact with more than 12,000 volts while working for a Utility Company. Lee returned to work in less than one year with the ambition to be an active part of society. Lee actively teaches and shares his story of “Triumph Over Tragedy” “Safety is Personal” with thousands across the United States in every industry.

Lee chooses to Educate, Motivate and Inspire audiences by sharing the story of his tragic occupational injury as well as the importance of making safety personal. His desire is for everyone to be responsible for their own safety and watch out for their co-workers, take safety personal and to return home safe to their families.

Lee Shelby’s story about a work-related accident has the ability to deeply impact an audience and is ideal for inspirational, motivational and safety awareness speaking engagements. If you have ever sat through safety meeting at your work you will see demonstrations and videos on safety procedure but Lee will cause you to understand why you should listen and be responsible for yourself and your co-workers

As of today Lee has helped thousands of people understand the importance of staying focused, eliminating distractions and not taking shortcuts through his live presentations. Both he and his story are unforgettable. His words are simple, and he tells us things we think we already know, but he tells it in a way that will dramatically change our attitudes toward safety forever.

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Lee’s Story – Triumph Over Tragedy

In August of 1991, Lee Shelby was employed by a utility company in Tennessee as a power lineman and was considered to be a hard worker and good at his job both by the union and management.

On that Monday morning Lee made a decision that impacted his life and the lives of those around him forever. During a routine job Lee suffered an occupational injury that nearly cost him his life.Coming in contact with an energized overhead conductor, carrying approximately 12,000 volts, Lee had to have both arms amputated below the elbow. Lee spent 23 days in the Intensive Care Burn Unit. This took a tremendous toll on his family and himself.

In the blink of an eye his life changed forever. Lee is a powerful, dynamic speaker with an enthusiasm for life and the challenges it brings. Lee moves audiences through his personal story and his emphasis on taking responsibility for one’s own personal safety and the safety of those around you as he recreates every event of that day to the audience.

As a Speaker, Lee Shelby Will:

Educate – Lee Shelby gives us a powerful hard hitting new way of looking at the primary messages: “We are each responsible for our own safety and the safety of those around us”, “Taking responsibility for our own actions” and “Leadership”.

Motivate – Moving audiences to new levels of awareness, responsibility, and leadership, Lee has the ability to connect with people because of his genuine personality and his concern and care for every individual in the audience.

Inspire – Lee’s message reaches and touches people at all levels in an organization from blue collar workers to the CEO and President. It is a universal message, and Lee dramatically change people’s attitudes and brings them to a new level of awareness.

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“If you need a game changer for your safety program I would recommend Lee Shelby as a motivational speaker. I have worked with over a thousand organizations and have heard hundreds of speakers. Lee is the best motivational speaker I have seen. Lee’s own “Safety Personal” message stays with those who hear it because his message is that powerful.”
NIPSCO Generation Safety

“Lee has a powerful story to share with all employees in any type of business. His ability to relate to people both in the workforce and management is exceptional. Lee’s story will leave a lasting impression on the importance of safety at work and in the home.”
Safety at Northeast Utilities

“Lee has a great story and conveys his personal experience in manner that really connects to people. He doesn’t just come in and do his presentation and leave, he stays and talks to people and gets to know them personally. He hits at the real issue with safety and that is the persons mindset.”
IBEW

“Lee is a very dynamic, engaging, and personal speaker. His message of “Triumph Over Tragedy” really hit home with our audience and clearly emphasized our message of “Safety by Choice, not by Chance” during our annual Safety Week. The highlight of Lee’s presentation was when he talked about the “ripple effect” of his accident. I still have people coming up to me talking about the changes they have made, at work and at home, to improve their personal safety as a direct result of this talk and Lee’s message. I could not be happier with the results and would recommend Lee for any audience. He was able to customize his approach to my group of nearly 700 management employees, and I know he is very comfortable in front of front line employees too.”
Shawmut Design and Construction

“We recently hired Lee to conduct back to back speaking engagements across the state of Nevada. The sessions were in regards to Safety and not taking shortcuts. Lee was able to relate very well with the audience, was extremely effective and added a very important personal touch. The feedback from those in attendance was absolutely outstanding and I will definitely hire Lee again! He is the consummate professional and is a genuine, honest person.”
NV Energy

“Lee shared with our local ASSE Chapter his personal story of how his life changed forever within a few seconds. His story is a must hear and powerful reminder to all about following the proper protocol regardless of how small the task may seem.”
Bridgestone

“We invited Lee to come speak at the September Florida Safety Professional Group meeting. Lee’s presentation was powerful; motivating us do drive safety throughout the organizations we represent with greater energy and passion. He was genuine, displayed high levels of integrity and has excellent public speaking skills. I would highly recommend Lee to any organization looking for leadership training and/or safety training, He will absolutely drive highly levels of safety throughout your organization guaranteed.”
Spirit Airlines

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