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Ee called in to check damage of electrical circuit due to fire. Ee assessed and returned home. EE returned next am for normal shift and felt lightheadedness/chest discomfort. Ee was treated by medical provider for Smoke Inhalation and returned to work same day to regular activity with no restrictions.

An Industrial Designer, employed by Tegron Industrial Automation, apparently opened an MCC disconnect and alleges to have received an arc flash burn while measuring for a control transformer. He apparently sealed the enclosure back and left the plant without notifying anyone of his injury. Tegron contacted the plant on Monday, December 7, 2009 and reported the injury.

After the mechanic hooked the jumper cables to the batteries on the excavator he told the operator to start the machine. When the operator turned the ignition to start the machine the mechanic noticed a puff of smoke come from a filler cap. Upon noticing the smoke the mechanic turned his face away from the area. The battery then exploded causing loss of hearing in right ear.

Phillips Electrical Technologies EE was drilling a hole to relocate a ground bar in an electrical panel. EE received an arc flash on his face, neck and arms. He was transported to Grady Hospital in Atlanta, GA for treatment of second degree burns and is expected to be released on 9/29/06.

The miner was injured while racking out a 4,160 V switchgear for a raw mill. The miner went to open the switchgear for the wrong mill. He opened the switchgear still under full load. The mechanical interlock failed to hold. The miner is seriously burned.

Employee was working on a screening deck when he dropped his tool and he bent over to pick it up coming in contact with the cover of the Cedar Rapids screen motor. He was shocked due to the cover being hot from a bad connection inside the junction box.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RESET A STARTER WHEN IT ARCED CAUSING BURNS TO HIS HANDS.

In #1 dry mill electrical room, ee was testing voltage in main breaker for transformer that feeds the substation. when using voltage meter, electrical flash caught ee on left hand. he was transported to hospital er by fire dept. rescue squad. some skin removal and perscrip given.

8B DUST COLLECTOR BREAKER TRIPPED. EE WENT TO THE MCC ROOM TO RESET BREAKER THEN REACHED INSIDE A 460V ELECTRICAL PANEL TO RESET BREAKER WHEN EE ATTEMPTED TO RESET BREAKER IT EXPLODED. THISS R ESULTED EE BURNING LEFT HAND.

WIRING 480 VAC TO POWER MONITOR EQUIPMENT. DURING TESTING, WIRES SHORTED PHASE TO PHASE CAUSING SHORT.

EE WAS CHANGING A LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE DISTR. BUILDING. INSTEAD OF LOCKING OUT THE POWER SOURCE, HE TAPED THE LIVE WIRES W/ELECTRICAL TAPE, AND WAS PASSING THEM INTO A 90 DEG. CONNECTOR, WHEN THE TAPE SPLIT. EE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES,AND ENDED UP HOLDING THE LIVE WIRE. WITNESS REMOVED EE FROM POWER SOURCE. EE WAS UNCONSCIOUS FOR A FEW SECONDS, BUT WAS ALRIGHT AFTER. HE WAS TAKEN TO

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TRIP A CIRCUIT BREAKER. THEBREAKER WOULD NOT TRIP. THE EE PROCEEDED TO OPENTHE DOOR ABOUT 2/3 OPEN. HE WAS OBSERVING THE TRIP MECHANISM AND EITHER PUSHED THE TRIP BUTTON A GAIN OR TURNED THE HANDLE (EXTERNAL) WHEN HE HEARD A BUZZING AND OBSERVED AN ORANGE GLOW. THE NEXT THING HE REMEMGBER WAS CRAWLING AWAY FROM THEBOX. HE SUSTAINED 2ND DEG BURNS TO HAND AND KNE

THERE WAS TROUBLE WITH THE SCREENING PLANT. EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHECK THE FUSE, PULLED IT OUT, IT ARCHED CAUSING A SMALL EXPLOSION.

THERE WAS TROUBLE WITH THE SCREENING PLANT. EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHECK THE FUSE, PULLED IT OUT, IT ARCHED, CAUSING A SMALL EXPLOSION.

INJURED WAS INSTALLING A CONDUIT INTO A CONTROL PANEL.WHEN HE WENT TO INSTALL THE LOCKNUT ON THE CONDUITS HE CONTACTED THE TERMINALS ON THE CONTROL TRANSFORMER WHICH WAS 480 VOLTS.

EE WS ATTEMPTING TO DISCONNECT A WIRE ENERGIZED WITH 480 VOLT. THE WIRE SLIPPED OUT OF THIS HAND AND CONTACTED A GROUNDED SURFACE CAUSING AN AREA WHICH BURNED HIS FINGERS.

EE WAS HELPING TWO OTHER EE ENGAGE AN ELECTRICAL BREAKER GE 41604 WHEN IT EXPLODED BURNING EE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING TO ENGAGE ELECTRICAL BREAKER (GE 41604) WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF TWO OTHERS WHEN IT EXPLODED CAUSING BURNS TO ALL THREE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES ENGAGE ELECTRICAL BREAKER (GE 41604) WHEN IT EXPLODED BURNING EMPLOYEE.

WHEN INSPECTING A PICK UP TRUCK THAT WOULD NOT START, FOUND A LOOSE CONNECTION TO THE BATTERY. WHILE MAKING CONNECTION, THE BATTERY BLEW UP.

INJURED WAS PULLING ELECTRICAL DISCONNECT FROM PANEL TO VESSEL SWITCH WAS STILL UNDER LOAD & BLEW DOOR OFF STRIKING INJURED IN FACE INJURED RECEIVED APPROX 6 STITCHES INSIDE LOWER LIP

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEENERGIZE A DAMAGED DISCONNECT SWITCH EMPLOYEEUSED A SCREW DRIVER TO ENGAGE THE RELEASE MECHANISM THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED INTO A TERMINAL OF THE SWITCH CAUSING AN EXPLOSIO N

WHILE ATTEMPTINT TO RECLOSE THE BREAKER AT SUB STAION THE RECLOSER HANDLE SLIPPE DNAD CAME IN CONTACT WITH A POWER SOURCE. SHORTING POWER TO GROUND CAUSING AN ARC.

EMPL PULLING HANDLE ON ELECTRIC BREAKER BOX TO TURN ON ROCK CONVEYOR.BEFORE HANDLE WAS ENGAGED ALL THE WAY,THE BOX EXPLODED CAUSING THE CURRENT TO ARC AND BURN THE EMPL.

ELECTRICIAN WAS INSTALLING SCREWW THROUGH BACKPLATE OF G.E. 7700 LINE SIZE 4 MOTOR STARTER WHEN SCREW PENETRATED THROUGH WIRE 480 VOLT ON BACKSIDE OF STARTER THIS CAUYSED ELECTRICAL 480 VOLT S UPPLY TO BE GROUNDED THE FLASH AND BURNING COPPER AND STEEL BURNED THE ELECTRICIAN FINGER AND KNUCKLS

HOOKED BATTERY CHARGE ON BATTERY WITHOUT TURNING CHARGER OFF. HATTERY CAPS WERE OFF. WHEN CONNECTION WAS MADE A SPARK CAUSED ONE CELL TO POP AND SPLASH ACID.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING A 1000 WATT LIGHT FOR A WORKER IN THE RAW MILL IN HIS LEFT HAND HE PUT HIS RIGHT THUMB IN A METAL LADDER AT THE MOMENT EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK EMPLOYEE F AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT SIDE.

INSTALLING STARTER ON BRAKER OF ID, INDUCE DRAFT, FAN OF THE ROTARY KILN WHEN THE KILN STARTED UP THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FLASH.

INJURED WAS REA7HING ABOVE HEAD WITH PROBES FROM VOLTAGE METER TO GET READING.WHEN HE LOOKED DOWN AT METER,HE MADE CONTACT WITH LEFT HAND ON LIVE TERMINALS(110V).

EMPL TURNING ON3POWER TO HAMMERMILL ON PRIMARY CRUSHER.THE CONTACTS IN DISCONNECT BOX HAD BUILDUP OF LIME AND SHORTED-OUT WHEN POWER WAS TURNED ON.EMPL RECD BURN ON FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE HAD TAKEN BATTERY CABLES OFF OF BATTERY. HE WAS PUTTING THE CABLES BACK ON, WHEN THE BATTERY EXPLODED. EMPLOYEE GOT BATTERY ACID IN RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOCKING OUT PUMP AND COMPRESSORS. AS HE WAS TURNING AROUND TO LOCK OUT C-150\S HIS RIGHT SHOULDER BUMPED THE MAIN POWER SUPPLY CABINET ALL THREE DOORS BLEW OPEN ON THE MAIN CABINE T, HE WENT TO REPORT INCIDENT AND NOTICED A FLASH BURN TO HIS RIGHT ELBOW. DR DIAGNOSIS: ACUTE SOFT TISSUE CONTUSION - RIGHT SHOULDER WITH SECONDARY BURN, FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE RIGHT POSTER

EMPLOYEE WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ON A COAL BELT STARTER CONTROL HIS METER LEAD CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE HOT SIDE OF THE TRANSFOEMER SHORTING OUT THE 440 V FEED