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Employee was conducting an OPs-9 procedure and as they were placing the grounds, there was an arc flash resulting in burns to their head.

Employee was assisting an electrician with the installation of new wires from the motor control center to the plant control room when he felt a mild shock to his left hand. He sought medical attention on July 20, 2015 and was released to full duty. He returned to the clinic on August 5, 2015 and is currently losing time.

Our boom truck contacted overhead powerlines, resulting in injuries to an employee on the ground near the load being lifted.

EE received 1st & 2nd degree burns to L forearm & hand from an electric arc flash. Appears EE left testing wire in place on main breaker & energized the circuit; noticed during post job inspection. Did not request immediate medical attention until he was driving home (30 - 45 min. later) and the burn continuously worsened.

While an (Vulcan Contractor Services #01-03226) employee was performing annual ground checks at the Tuscaloosa Quarry #01-03087, he experienced an electrical arc flash. He sustained 1st and 2nd degree burns to his left hand, forearm and face. Employee did not follow electrical procedures and was not wearing the proper PPE that had been provided for him.

REPAIRING QUARRY PUMP STARTER. WHILE CHANGING OUT CONTROL TRANSFORMER THE TOOL HE WAS USING NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS CAME INTO CONTACT WITH ENERZIED PART OF STARTER. REDEIVED APPROX. 2ND DEGREE BURN TO TIGHT HAND AND FOREARM GENERATED BY ELECTRICAL FAULT.

EMPLOYEE WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING IN AN ELECTRICAL PANEL-BOX WITH A VOLT/AMP METER PROBE. THE PROBEMAY HAVE COME IN CONTACT WITH A HOT WIRE AND GROUND WIRE AT THE SAME TIME, CAUSING SPARKS AND FLASHES.

EE WAS THROWING SWITCH IN 100 AMP MAIN FUSE BOX AFTER HE HAD COMPLETED THE WIRING UP OF DUST SUPPRESSION PUMP & MAGNET THAT WAS INSTALLED ABOVE CONVEYOR.

EE WAS USING A AMPROBE BOLT METER TOP TEST THE FUSES, WHEN HE TOUCHED ONE LEAD TO THE CENTER SECTION A FLASH OCCURRED AND BURNED HIS RIGHT FOREARM.

CHECKING ELECTRICAL STARTERS WITH MULTIMETER.

EE WAS CHECKING OUT A GRINDER WHEN HE PUT HIS RIGHT HAND ON TOP OF IT AND RECEIVED A SHOCK. HE WAS EXAMINED BY A DR. AND PUT ON RESTRICTIONS FOR FOUR DAYS. THE GRINDER WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE . EQUIPMENT IS BEING TESTED AND INVESTIGATED.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING FLOURESCENT TUBE IN THE DIVISION OFFICE UPSTAIRS STORAGE AREA. HE HAD ATTACHED ONE END OF THE TUBE AND WAS ABOUT TO ATTACH THE OTHER END WHEN THE TUBE EXPLODED.

EE WAS CLEANING THE OPEN HATCH, APPROX 36" ABOVEAN ENERGIZED ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR. THE 4' STEEL TOOL HE WAS USING BECAME ENERGIZED AND SHOCKED THE EE. A SMALL ELECTRICAL EXIT BURN WAS IDENTIFIED ON EE LEFT FOOT

EE WAS INJURED WHEN LIGHTNING ARCED FROM A CHERRY PICKER OVER TO THE EE (APPROX. 10"). EE WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND BETWEEN THE CRANE AND WELDING SHOP.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOCKED WHEN POWER COMPANY POWER SURGE AFFECTED CONTROL ROOM. THERE WAS NO INJURY. EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN A PRECAUTIONARY EXAM & TIME OFF FOR OBSERVATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE ROTATION OF MOTOR BY SWAPPING TWO LEADS IN STARTER BOX. EMPLOYEE THOUGHT HE WAS WORKING ON UNENERGIZED LINE SIDE LEADS. AS HE WAS MOVING ONE LEAD TO ANOTHER THE LEAD SLIPPED OFF EDGE OF SCREWDRIVER & CONTACTED THE BOX CAUSING THE ARCING & BURNING THE WIRES. LIMITED SPACE WAS WHY EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING LEADS WITH EDGE OF SCREWDRIVER. ARC BURNED HIM

ALT HOUGH ALL PLANT ELECTRICAL POWER CRICUITS WERE DISCONNECTED & LOCKED OUT CURRENT LEAKED FROM A COMMONWEALTH EDISON T RANSFORMER TO EARTH GROUND ABOUT 2500-3000FT AWAY WHEN THE EMPLOYEE TOU CHED A CONVEYOR STRUCTURE HE RECEIVED A SHOCK EMPLOYEE WAS NOT INJURED HE WAS EXAMINED & OBSERVED UNDER EKG FOR 3 6HRS MISSING ONE WORK SHIFT

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO JUMP START A KOMATSU USING THE BATTERY FROM THE TRUCK. WHEN LOADER WOULD NOT START EMPLOYEE WENT TO BATTERY TO DISCONNECT LEADS. WHEN HE REMOVED THE FIRST LEAD FROM TEH POSITIVE TERMINAL, BATTERY EXPLODED AND BLEW ACID INTO EMPLOYEES RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.

SWITCH WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. ELECTRICIAN HAD DOOR OPEN TRYING TO OBSERVE WHAT WAS CAUSING HTE PROBLEM. WHEN HE CLOSED BLADES THE WIRES SHORTED AND CAUSED FLASH.

EE REMOVED THE CABLES FROM A CHARGED BATTERY, CONNECTED THEM TO A SECOND BATTERY AND TURNED ON THE BATTERY CHARGER. A SPARK FROM THE CHARNGER CUASED THE FIRST BATTERY TO IGNITE AND BLOW APART. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND HIS EYES WEREPROTECTED HOWEVER HE SUSTAINED A CUT ABOVE THE RIGHT EYEBROW FROM FLYING DEBRIS WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES. HE WAS ALLOWED TO RETURN TO WORK FOLLOW

PLUGGING CABLE INTO BOX. THERE WAS A CHINESE FINGER ON CABLE WITH AN ALUMINUM ROD THAT HAD PENETRATED CABLE. WHEN HE PLUGGED CABLE IN HE ACTED AS GROUND. ELECTRIC SHOCK KNOCKED HIM DOWN. H E WAS CONSCIOUS.

EMPL REMOVING STARTER-DISCONNECT,ALL MAINS WERE OFF WHICH SHOULD HAVE KILLED ALL POWER TO DISCONNECT.CHECKED OUT WIRING AND FOUND THAT DISCONNECT WITH ANOTHER DISCONNECT WAS WIRED DIRECTLY TO TRANSFORMER. STITCHES TO CLOSE.

INJURED WAS OPERATING 1600 P&H SHOVEL. INJURED FLIPPED TOGGLE SWITCH TO DISENGAGE RIGHT STEERING SO HE COULD TRAVEL STRAIGHT FORWARD. WHEN INJURED FLIPPED SWITCH, FIRE SHOT OUT FROM SWITCH CAU SING BURN TO RIGHT HAND. ELECTRICAL BURNS.

EMPLOYEE DROVE 50T MACK QUARRY TRUCK TO FUEL PUMP FOR SERVICE. HE RAISED THE TRUCK BOX AND DID NOT REALIZE THE BOX HAD COME IN CONTACT WITH A 7200V OVERHEAD LINE. HE THEN REACHED THRU THE WIND OW TO GRAB THE FUEL NOZZLE ON THE STEEL STAND. THIS COMPLETED THE CIRCUIT. EMPLOYEE FELL FROM CAB AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE GROUND. (APPROX. 8').

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO CHECK A CIRCUIT USING A MULTIMETER HIS LEADS CONTACTED A 2300 VOLT COIXX CIRCUIT CAUSING THE LEADS TO SHORT OUT. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED BURNS TO BOTH HANDS AND FLASH BURN TO HIS EYES. 3

SHAKER SCREEN 40 HP MOTOR KNOCKED BREAKER OUT WHILE IN OPERATION.INJ WENT TO MOTOR TO DETERMINE PROBLEM-NOTHING WRONG SO HE WENT TO BREAKER SWITCH.USING TEST METER CHECKED 480V GOING TO 100 AM P BREAKER SWITC2 WHEN BREAKER EXPLODED BLOWING MIDDLE LEAD OFF.INJ WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND HARD HAT.BOTH HANDS WERE INSIDE BOX.RAN TO WATER FOUNTAIN.EVIDENT THAT FACE,HANDS BURNED.

LIGHTING STORM 7AME THRU WHILE SET UP CREW WAS POURING CONCRETE FOR NEW PRIMARY CRUSHER FEEDER BASE. INJURED SAID LIGHTNING STRUCK NEAR BY AND CAME THRU THE GROUND TO HIM WHILE HE WAS LEVELING FRESH CONCRETE1

I NAME WAS REPA3RING A FEEDER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISMOUNT HE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH WHEAT HE THINK WAS ELECTRICITY HE FELL ABOUT FEET.