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THE EMPLOYEE SIMULOTANEIOUSLY REMOVED TWO ELECTRICAL TEST LEADS. THE LEADS CONTACTED EACH OTHER RESULTING IN A ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT AND ARC FLASH. THIS RESULTED IN A SMALL AREA OF FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURN TO THE FINGERS LEFT AND RIGHT HANDS.
MONITORING HOIST GENERATOR ARMATURE VOLTAGE WHEN TEST LEADS BURNEE IN TEST JACKS CAUSING THERMAL FLASH. RESSULTING IN 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT HAND.
I.NAME WAS TROUBLESHOOTING A BALLAST TO A LIFHTING FIXTURE AND WHILE TURNING IT OVER APPARENTLY THE BALLAST SHORTED OUT TO THE CASE SHOCKING HIM THE CURRENT APPARENTLY ENTERED HIS RT HAND AND EXITED HIS LEFT SHOULDER
INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING SOME CONDUCTOR TO INSTALL SOME SURGE ARRESTORS.THE LOCKING OUT AND FOGGING HAD BEEN DONE AS REQUIRED BY THE PRINTS BUT THE PRINTS DIDN\T SHOW ANOTHER CIRC UIT IN THE ENDOSURE WHICH WERE HOT AND INJURED MADE HAND TO HAND CONTACT BETWEEN 4160V AND THE SHOVEL STEEL.
WHILE EATING LUNCH UNDER A TREE WITH FOUR OTHER MEN, THE TREE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING INFLICTING SHOCK AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS OF LESS THAN 1% TO I,NAME.
WHILE EATING LUNCH UNDER A TREE WITH 4 OTHER MEN THE TREE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTENING INFLICTING MINOR SHOCK TO I.NAME.
WHILE EATING LUNCH UNDER A TREE WITH FOUR OTHER MEN THE TREE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING INFLICTING SHOCK TO I.NAME
WHILE EATING LUNCH UNDER A TREE WITH FOUR OTHER MEN THE TREE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING INFLICTING SHOCK AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS OF LESS THAN 1% TO I.NAMD
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN ELETRIC STUD WELDING UNIT WELDING WEAR-STUDS ONTHE BUCKET OF A 60 CY DRAGLINE. AN APPARENT INTERNAL MALFUNCTION CAUSED AN ELETRICAL FLASH THAT BURNED THE EMPLOYEES HAND T HAT WAS HOLDING THE WELDING GUN. UNIT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE, SUPPLIER WAS CONTACTED AND A NEW MACHINE WAS PROVIDED.