WAS CHECKING A PORTABLE PUMP AND PUMP HAD FALLEN OVER AND STRETCHED CABLE AND CABLE ARCHES AND BURNED HIS EYES.
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Showing all 25USING A CARBON ARC ROD TO CUT OUT A BATTERY CELL AND THE CEEL EXPLOSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO EARS. DUE TO EXPLORATORY SURGER ON 5-6-91. INJURED MISSED WORK UNTIL 6-7-91, FOR A TOTAL OF 23 DAYS. THIS DID NOT TAKE PLACE UNTIL 2 MONTHS AFTER THE INJURY.
EMPL WAS DISCONNECTING STARTER FROM MOTOR CONTROCENTER. ONE OF POWER LEADS WAS APPARENTLY BROKEN & CAME IN CONTACT WITH FRAME CAUSING ARC FLASH THAT BURNED INJ'S EYES & HANDS. BURNS ARE SLIGHT .
INJURED WAS CUTTING PT0 LEAD INTO WHEN THE CABLE ARCED WHICH CAUSED A BURN TO THE RIGHT HAND.
EMPL ON JEEP,POLE CAME OFF TROLLEY WIRE.PUTTING POLE BACK ONTO WIRE AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH TROLLEY WIRE WITH RIGHT ARM CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHOVCK.
HE WAS REMOVING A NIP OFF THE TROLLEY WIRE. ONE END CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE BUS HE WAS OPERATING AND CREATED ON ARC. THE ARC BURNED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS WORKING ON A CIRCUIT BREAKER IN THE MOTOR CONTROL ROOM OF THE PREPARATION PHART WHEN A SLHORT CIRCUIT OCCURRED CAUSING A FLASH BURN TO HIS FACE.
THE VICTIM WAS GOING TO ACTIVATE THE POWER ON 480 VOLT MAIN BREAKER IN THE HOIST HOUSE. IN DOING SO THE BREAKER BLEW UP AND BURNED THE VICTIM S RIGHT HAND.
WHILE INJURED WAS PASSING BETWEEN A PARKED TRACK MOTOR AND TANK ROCK DUSTER IN THE SHOP AREA.HE LAID A HAND ON SACK PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THE ROCKDUSTER HAD LOST GROUND TO THE RAIL CAUSING HIM ON ELECTRIC SHOCK.
WHILE TAKING PANEL COVER OFF OF 752 B SHUTTLE CAR WITH AN ELCTRIC IMPACT WRENCH THE WRENCH SHORTED AND BURNT HIS R HAND THIS ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETE ON 6-2-89
INJURED WHILE CHECKING VOLTAGE ON CONTROL CIRCUIT RECEIVED ELCTRICAL SHOCK TO R HAND AND ARM
WHEN INJURED WAS PLUGGING BATERIES CABLE INTO SCOOP BATTERY A CELL BLEW UP AND BLEW DEBRAIS FROM UNDER BATTERY LID AND HIT CORNER OF RIGHT EYE.
THE INJURED WAS PUTTING HIS TROLLEY POLE ON THE WIRE AND TOUCHED HIS NECK TO THE TROLLEY WIRE AND BIT HIS TONGUE.THE WOUND REQUIRED 2 STITCHES TO CLOSE THIS OOCURRED AT 3 EAST DEV. NEAR END O F TRACK.
HELPING MOVE LOADER ACROSS SECTION PICKED UP A LOADER CABLE AND IT BLEW UP AT OLD SPLICE,CAUSING A N ELECTRIC FLASH BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM.INIDIVIDUAL WAS WEARING RUBBER GLOVES.
THE VICTIM PICKED UP ATRAILING CABLE AND IT BLEW UP BURNING THE VICTIMS RIGHT HAND.
HE WAS PUTTING 6RAKER IN FOR THE SOUTH BELT DRIVE WHEN THE BREAKER BLEW UP.
PUTTING CIRCUIT3BREAKER ON FOR HERTER FAN IN DRYER CONTROL ROOM.BREAKER SHORTED OUT CAUSING FLASH AND BURNS TO LEFT HAND.
225 AMP DRILL B9EAKER BLEW OUT ON VICTIM'S RIGHT ARM BURNING IT FROM FINGERS TO ELBOW.
THE VICTIM WAS 0OUND LAYING UNCONSCIOUS; POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
MAN WAS ATTEMPT3NG TO PUT 50 AMP BREAKER IN WHEN BREAKER ARCED CAUSING 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT ARM & HAND
TROLLEY POLE CA6LE ON JEEP ARCHED & HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE POLE FROM TROLLEY WIRE & FELL OUT OF JEEP INJURING RT ANKLE SEVERE SPRAIN.
PERSON WAS PLACING TROLLEY POLE ON WIRE AND LEANED TOO CLOSE AND HEAD CONTACTED WIRE.
I.NAME PERFORMING WORK ON ENERGIZED CIRCUIT WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH 7200 VOLTS CAUSING SLIGHT BURN TO BACK OF RIGHT HAND AND SMALL 3RD DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT RIB AREA.HE ALSO WAS ELECTRICAL LY SHORTED.
I.NAME CHECKING MOTOR LEADS TO MCC BREAKER BOX WHEN HE PUT SCREWDRIVER INTO 480 VOLT POWER KICKING ALL POWER.
INJ WAS GOING TO WORK ON DISCONNECT BOX FOR STORAGE FEEDER THEY WENT AND PULL POWER MAIN PANEL BUT THEY KNOCK THE WRONG POWER INDIVIDUAL WAS DISCONNECTING LEADS WITH ALLEN WRTENCH AND WRENCH G GOT GROUNDED AGAINST BOX RESULTING IN INJURY TO EMPLOYEE