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EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOOK UP A CABLE INTO A DISCONNECT BOX AT THE SURFACE WHEN HSI SCREWDRIVER CAME INTOT HE CONTACT WITH THE GORUND CAUSING THE BOX TO ARC BURNING HIS FACE AND BOTH HIS WRISTS.
WHILE PLCING THE BELT STARTER BOX ON REMOTE BYPASS THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY CAME INTO CONTACT WTH
EE SAID THAT AS HE WAS TROUBLESHOOTING A BOLTING MACHINE FOR A SINGLE PHASE CONDITION HE INADVERTANTLY CONTACTED A LIVE PHASE WIRE EE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK
HE WAS TROUBLESHOOTING A CIRCUIT BREAKER. WHEN HE TOUCHED IT, THE BREAKER ARCED AND CAUSED A FLASHBURN TO HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTING IN THE BRIDGE CARRIER BREAKER WHEN THE BREAKER MALFUNCTIONED BURNING HIS HANDS.
PUTTING BREAKER IN ON BOX FOR WATER PUMP. WHEN ENERGIZED CABLE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNT EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEE UNPLUGGED A CATHEAD WHILE UNDER LOAD CAUSING A PHASE TO PHASE ARC WHICH BURNED HIS RIGHT HAND.
ACCORDING TO GO5DEN HUBBARD I NAME WAS TYPING POWER CABLES TO THE SIDE OF THE SOLO BRIDGE THEN SUDDENLY HE FELL OVER ON HIS BACK HUBBARD STATE THAT THE INJURED COULD NOT GET BACK UP IT SEEMS F ROM CIRCUMSTANC9 THAT THE INJURED RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK. AN MSHA INVESTIGATION CONSUDED THAT HE WAS SHOCKED BECAUSE OF A DAMAGED CABLE I NAME WAS ADMITTED TO HOPSTAL FOR OBSERVATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO RE-SET BREAKER.
INJ EMPL CHANGI3G OUT LIGHT BULB ON TOP OF 30'POWER POLE WHEN HE INADVERTANTLY CAME IN CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CIRCUIT IN LIGHT.FELL FROM EXTENSION LADDER AND LANDED ON GROUND FEET FIRST.INCURR ED ELECTRICAL B6RN TO RIGHT HAND AND BOTH FEET HAD BROKEN BONES.
CONNECTING JUMP9R CABLES IN ORDER TO JUMP START TRUCK.HE CONNECTED THE LAST CABLE.AT THAT TIME THE BATTERY EXPLODED.THIS CAUSED ACID TO BE THROWN IN HIS EYE.