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Arc flash occurred, causing burns to the face and right hand.

Employee failed to lock out breaker and removed gutter cover in (ER6), it is unknown if the employee inadvertently moved a bare wire into the energized tap blocks causing an arc occurrence resulting in the employee being burnt on hands. Employee was transported to hospital by company truck.

The Electrician changed out a soft starter on the fresh water pump. While correcting phase rotation, the electrician suffered an electrical shock. CPR was administered, EMS notified, and Electrician was transported to the local hospital.

Employee was reinstalling a 4160 breaker when an arc flash occurred causing burns to the hands, face and arms.

A cable was shorted that created an arc flash.

There was an opening in the bottom of the attached J-box to the load side of the adjacent breaker. This J-box was used as a raceway for cables going to the load side of the de-energized breaker and another set of cables that were abandoned. While disconnecting the drain wires from the cables one of the drain wires landed on the load side of the adjacent breaker and shorted out.

EE began to trouble shoot an electrical problem at the plant & after visual inspection determined troubleshooting in MCC was necessary. He then opened the transformer for visual inspection. Using a T5-600V multi-meter to test voltage, the meter exploded causing a flash incident. The transformer is 4160V AC. He received 2nd and 3rd degree burns to both hands and forearms.

Employee working on electrical service, when re-energizing MCC after fix, arc flash occurred.

The investigation into the accident is on-going, but as of now, it appears as the three employees were installing ground vault indicator lights when an ach flash occurred, injuring them. The employees were transported to the hospital.

The investigation into the accident is on-going, but as of now, it appears as the three employees were installing ground vault indicator lights when an ach flash occurred, injuring them. The employees were transported to the hospital.

Employee was welding on grizzly bar in feeder, when another employee engaged in horseplay by spraying water on him with a garden hose from above. The employee stopped welding and began walking around. When the employee was asked what was wrong he stated he had been shocked.

Opened electrical box door to CB8 with screwdriver in hand - it exploded in face.

Employee was tightening bolts on a fan blade guard when he contacted the alternator with his wrist watch causing burns to his wrist. Employee did not see a Dr. until 2/28/04

Had control box for plant conveyor #2 open checking voltage when connection exploded burning back of right hand.

EE WAS OPERATING THE PLANT AT CONTROL HOUSE. WHILE SHUTTING DOWN THE PLANT FROM THE CONTROL PANEL, AN ELECTRIC MALFUNCTION OCCURED, APPARENTLY AT THE STARTER IN A LOWER ROOM, WHICH ENERGIZED T HE CONTROL PANEL, SHOCKING EE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING DOWN HAUL ROAD AND GOT TOO FAR OVER TO THE LEFT INTO MUD TRIED TO STEER OUT BUT LOST CONTROL & HIT ELECTRIC POLE. WAS SHOCKED WHEN HE TRIED TO EXIT TRUCK CAB BY CRAWLING T HROUGH A WINDOW.

EE COULD NOT START THE SHACKER SO HE WENT TO THE ELECTRICAL BUILDING TO CHECK THE HEATERS AND FUSES. EE HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE PLANT AND WAS HOT AND SWEATY. HE FOUND TWO BLOWN FUSES AND BEGAN REPLACING THEM WITH DISCONNECT STILL ON. WHEN HE TRIED TO INSET THE SECOND FUSE HE RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK.

EE WAS CHECKING CONTACTS ON A MOTOR CONTROL STARTER WHICH HE HAD JUST DE ENERGIZED BY MEANS OF A CIRCUIT BREAKER. WHEN CONTACTS WHERE MANUALLY ENGAGED ARCING OCCURED AND EE WAS HIT BY THE FLAS H CATCHING HIS CLOTHES ON FIRE.

DURING THE MORNING WORKPLACE INSPECTION A GROUND FAULT WAS DETECTED IN THE PRIMARY CRUSHER TOWER SYSTEM. IN THE TROUBLE SHOOTING THE PROBLEM THE EMPLOYEE NEGLECTED TO FULLY LOCK OUT ALL POWER SOURCES AND RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND BURN TO HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. HE WAS PULLED FREE OF THE POWER SOURCE AND TAKEN DIRECTLY TO A HOSPITAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING HIS BATTERY, AND AS HE WASREACHING TO CLOSE THE COMPARTMENT DOOR, THE BATTERY EXPLODED.

CONTRACTOR ELECTRICIAN WAS STANDING ON A FOUR FOOT STEP LADDER SLIGHTLY ABOVE AND IN FRONT OF A 200 AMP 600 VOLT 3 PHASE DISCONNECT BOX. REALIZING THE BOX WAS ENERGIZED HE PUSHED DOWN ON THE D ISCONNECT LEVER WITH HIS FOOT WHICH CAUSED THE BOX WHICH WAS UNDER LOAD TO ARC OUT.THE ELECTRICIAN SUFFERED 1 ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT SIDE OF NECK AND RIGHT HAND AND ARM.

EE WAS PREPARING TO TAKE THE REAR END OUT OF THE KAWASAKI LOADER. THE CRANE WAS GETTING INTO POSITION TO REMOVE THE REAR END WHEN THE REAR END OF THE CRANE SWUNG INTO THE POWER LINE. EE WAS RE MOVING THE CLEVIS FROM THE CRANE WHEN THE ELECTRICITY HIT HIM. EE WAS BURNT ON BOTH FEET AND HIS STOMACH.

A POWER BREAKER BLEW IN OUR ELECTRICAL BUILDUP. EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FIX IT. HE THREW THE BREAKER AND A LARGE ELECTRICAL FLASH BURNED HIS FACE, NECK AND HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS JUMP STARTING THE MAINTENANCE TRUCK AND THE BATTERY EXPLODED INTO HIS FACE AND BOTH EYE.

EE WAS INSTALLING FUSES IN ELECTRICAL BOX & RECEIVED A 600 VLOT ELECTRICAL SHOCK.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE ROOF BETWEEN 2 BUSS DUCT STUCTURES AND PICKD UPA 10' LENGTH OF HSEET METAL EDGE FLASHING RESTING ON THE BUSS DUCT AND SWUNG THE SECTION OF METAL FLALSHING INTO THE POWER LINE ALONG WEST SIDE OF ROOF WHIILE MOVING SAME.

EE WAS REPAIRING A CONVEYOR REDUCER WHEN LIGHTNING STRUCK IN THE NEARBY AREA AND HE RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHILE BEING GROUNDED AND TOUCHING THE CONVEYOR FRAME.

BATTERY EXPLODED SPRAYING FLUID AND DEBRIS IN EMPLOYEES FACE DURING A JUMP STARTING SITUATION.

EMPLOYEE ENT ERED CONTINAL HOUSE TO START PLANT EQUIPMENT HE LEFT THE HOUSE TO INSPECT THE AREA & CHECK ON THE EQUIPMENT WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE CONTROL HOUSE HE CLAIMS TO HAVE FELT A SHARK IN HIS LEGS HE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS & FELL OUT OF THE HOUSE TO THE WALKWAY (SAME LEVEL) NO EVIDENCE OF GROUND FAULT OR SHORT WAS FOUND

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A DISCONNECT SWITCH. HE CLOSED THE DOOR AND ATTEMPTED TO ENERGIZE THE SWITCH. THE BOX SHORTED AND A FLAME CAUSED A 2ND DEGREE BURN TO THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT PALM AND WRIS T.

REPLACING BLOWN FUSE,DROPPED SMALL SCREW,TOUCHED HOT WIRE WHEN RETRIEVING FROM BOX. BOX MAIN WAS TURNED OFF.

FUSE BLEW HE SHUT OFF POWER & THEN OPENED DOOR THEN HELD SPRING LOCK OVER & TORN POWER BACK ON THEN REACHED INTO PULL FUSE OUT & GOT SHOCKED EE LIKENS SHUT OFF POWER WHEN IT WAS SHOCKING EE

EMPL OF AAA ELECTRICAL CO WAS WORKING IN MCC ROOM. HE REMOVED TERMINAL FROM LINE SIDE OF CIRCUIT BREAKER. FAULT OCCURRED CAUSING SHORT CIRCUIT & INJURED EMPL.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLUGGING IN A 110 VOLT HEATER. THE SPLICE SHORTED OUT IN HIS HAND BURNING HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPL CUTTING AND LACING C-1 BELT IN CROSSOVER.EMPL WAS ON BELT,GRABBED AT BEAM TO PULL UP ,GRABBED HOLD OF 2 WIRES CARRYING 220 V. THE WIRING WAS THE LIGHTING ON C-1 CONVEYOR BELT.

INJURED WAS HOLDING IN THE STARTING COIL ON THE KILN DRIVE ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH A SCREWDRIVER.THE ELECTRIC MOTOR LEAD SHORTED OUT IN THE MOTOR JUNCTION BOX.WHEN IT DID THE BREAKER DID NOT TRIP AND EXPLODED THEN CAUGHT THE WIRING ON FIRE.HIS JEANS WERE ON FIRE,BURNED FIRE ON FACE LIPS UNDER HIS NOSE AND A SMALL PLACE ON HIS LEG.

WHILE DRIVING D9G TO THE OVERSIZE POND AREA TO PUSH SAND THE FUEL LINE BORKE SPRAYING FUEL IN THE OPERATOR'S AREA AND IGNITED OFF ELECTRICAL WIRES. THE OPERATOR SHIFTED THE D9G INTO NEUTRAL AN D JUMPED OFF THE OPERATOR PLATFORM. WHEN HE LANDED HE FELL ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND ARM.

I.NAME PUTTING FUSE IN PORT SWING UNIT.FUSE MOUNTS ARCED TO GROUND AT TIME HE WAS INSERTING FUSE AND CAUSED FLASHBURNS TO RIGHT HAND.INSULATION IN FUSE BOX FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND BOX WAS RE PLACED. Y Y

A LIGTHENING ARRESTOR FAILED AND 4160 VOLTS WAS SEARCHING FOR A GROUND. THE CURRENT WENT THROUGH WIRE AND DOWN THE CONDUCT LEADING TO THE MAIN DICONNECT. THE PROBE OF THE METER WAS ON DISCON NECT BOX WHICH WAS USED FOR GROUND. THE METER EXPLODED AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN 4 FEET BACKWARDS LANDING AGAINST DRY TYE TRANSFORMER.

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING ELECTRIC SHOVEL,LOADING PIT TRUCKS.HE WAS WAITING FOR ANOTHER TRUCK TO GET BACK TO MINE FOR LOADING.THE HOIST CONTROL BOX SHORTED OUT AND ARCED FIRE.AT THIS TIME EMPLOUY EE PANICED AND 4UMPED FROM THE CAB WINDOW OF THE SHOVEL.HE APPARENTLY LANDED ON LEFT FOOT.THE DISTANCE FROM THE WINDOW TO THE GROUND IS ABOUT 10FEET.HIS LEFT FOOT HAS SUSTAINED A BROKEN HEEL

EMP ATTEMPTED T2 CHANGE FUSES IN S WITCH PANEL AND DID NOT HAVE THE MAIN SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION

WHILE CHANGING 7ONTACTS IN HIGH VOLTAGE STARTER, THE POWER WAS NOT TURNED OFF, UPON GOING INTO THE MOTOR, ELECTRICAL CURRENT ENTERED BODY THROUGH FINGER AND CAME OUT THE SAME FINGER.

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE A KNIFE BLADE DISCONNECT SWITCH WITH A WIRE BRUSH HANDLE THE BRUSH CONTACTED THE ENERGIZED COMPONENTS AND A FLASH EXPLOSION OCCURRED