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EMPLOYEE CRAWLED UP INTO CAR BODY OF 2100 SHOVEL. THE 72000 CELLECTING RINGS ARCED TO HIS SHOULDERS AND EXITING ON THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING 3RD DEGREE BURNS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A QUAR TER AT THE 3 LOCATIONS.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING SLACK OFF SHUTTLE CAR REEL TO HANG UP TRAILING CABLE TO MOVE ROOFBOLTING MACH UNDER. HE GRABBED A PLACE ON CABLE WHERE THERE WAS A CUT THROUGH THE OUTER COVER & INTO ONE OF THE PHASE LEAD INSULATION & RECIEVED A SHOCK.
POSSIBLE MIS-ALIGNING OF THE SWITCH BLADES, CUAISING AN ARCING WHICH LEAD TO THE INSULATION CATCHING ON FIRE. AND THE EMPLOYEE WHO WAS EXTINQUISHING THE FIRE INHALED SOME SMOKE PRIOR TO DANCI NG HIS SCSR AND APPARENTLY STRUCK HIS RIB CAGE AGAINST THE RIB OR EQUIPMENT.
TWO ELECTRICIANS WERE ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE WHY THE ELECTRICAL SWITCH WOULD NOT STAY LOCKED IN I.NAME WAS CYCLING THE HANDLE I.NAME WAS OBSERVING SWITCH AND REACHED IN WITH HAND JUST AS SWI TCH DID LOCK IN PINCHING HAND
EMP ALLEGES HE 4AS TURNING A CONTROL BOX ON AND IT BLEW UP CAUSING FLASH BURNS
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 HE WAS OPERATING MOTOR HE WENT THROUGH A CUTOFF SWITCH WHICH CAUSED A LARGE ARC BURNING HIS EYES (FLASH BURNS)