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OUR MINE SUPERINTENDANT AND ELECTRICIAN WERE PREPARING TO ENERGIZE OUT B.E. 280 SHOVEL. ELECTRICIAN WENT TO THE BOX TO CONNECT THE CABLE TO THE 3 PHASE 7200 VOLT COUPLING. THE MONITOR CIRCUIT WAS TO BE TROUBLESHOT AND REPAIRED THE NEXT DAY.IT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. SECONDLY, THE SWITCH BOX LEVER WAS IN THE (ON) POSITION. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CONNECT THE HEADS, AN ELETRIC ARC
OUR 988 CAT END LOADER WAS MOVING THE POWER CABLE ON OUR B.E. 1650 SHOVEL. THE TENSION ON THE CABLE CAUSED IT TO RUPTURE. WHEN THE CABLE RUPTURED, AN ELECTRICAL EXPLOSION TOOK PLACE. EE WAS ST ANDING CLOSE TO THE CABLE AND WAS EXPOSED TO THE EXPLOSION HIS FACE.
HE WAS HELPING ANOTHER ELECTRICIAN TROUBLE SHOOT OUR 1650 SHOVEL WHEN A THERMAL OVERLOAD RELAY ARCED OVER, CAUSING A PIECE OF MOLTEN COPPER TO FLY INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. THIS CAUSED A CORNEA ABR ASION.
HE WAS INSIDE A CYCLONE VIB. WELDING A PATCH WHEN HE RECIEVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK THROUGH HIS LEFT ELBOW TRAVELING DOWN HIS LEFT SIDE AFFECTING HIS HEART AND HIS MUSCLES ON HIS LEFT SIDE IN HI S ARM AND LEG. HE WAS OBSERVED OVERNIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL FOR SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. HIS HEART RETURNED TO NORMAL HEART BEAT AND MUSCLE LOOSENED UP.
HE PUT A STARTER ON A TRUCK AND WHEN HE WAS HOOKING THE CABLES BACKUP TO THE BATTERY THE BATTERY EXPLODED IN HIS FACE AND BATTERY ACID GOT IN HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING REBUILD ENGINE ON 480 DRAGLINE AUXILLARY CATAPILLAR GENERATOR. GENERATOR SET WAS RUNNING TO PROVIDE LIGHT AND AIR. EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING GENERATOR WHEN HE WAS SHOCKED BYEL ELECTRIC CURRE3T CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL OR JUMP AWAY FROM THE GENERATOR TO THE DRAGLINE WALKING SHOE BELOW AND THEN ON TO THE GROUND.