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EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING POWER ON WELDER MACHINE WHEN THE BREAKER ARCED DUE TO A FAULT IN THE CABLE.
EE WAS RESETTING CIRCUIT BREAKER WHEN MALFUNCTION CAUSED ELECTRICAL FLASH BURNING HIS HAND.
INJURED PUT CIRCUIT BREAKER IN TO ENERGIE CONTINUOUS MINER ABLE WHEN THE BREAKER MALFUNCTIONED RESULTING IN ELECTRICAL BURNS TO THE LEFT ARM
CONTACTOR WENT PHASE TO PHASE CAUSING FLASH WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING.
INJURED WAS BOARDING MANTRIP WHEN FRAME OF MANBUS BECAME ENERGIZED BY A PIECE OF STEEL CONTACTING TROLLEY WIRE CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHORTCIRCUIT.
INJURED WAS REPLACING METAL COVER ON TRACK LOCOMOTIVE WHEN THE COVER CAME IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRICITY CAUSING ELECTRICAL BURN TO HIS HAND.
INJURED WAS CHECKING POWER CABLE TO SCOOP CHARGER WHEN A SHORT CIRCUIT OCCURRED CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL FLASH.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE METAL CONTACTOR PANEL COVER ON TROLLEY MOTOR WHEN THE COVER CONTACTED THE TROLLEY WIRE RESULTING IN ON ELECTRICAL BURN TO RIGHT THIGH WHICH WAS AGAINST FRAME OF THE MACHINE.
MAN LEANED BACK ON FLAT CAR WHERE BATTERIES WERE PLUG WAS UNDERNEATH HIM WHEN PLUG GROUND OUT AGAINST FLAT CAR, ARC BURN'T MAN ON BUTTOCKS.
95495IDUAL WAS PLUGGING SUPPLY MOTOR COUPLER INTO THE BATTERY COUPLER AND AN ELECTRIC ARC FORMED BURNING THE INJURED'S LEFT HAND.
INJURED EE WAS OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN THE POWER CABLE CAUGHT UNDER THE DECK BUTTING INTO THE POWER CONDUCTORS CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL FLASH WHICH IGNITED HIS CLOTHING.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING THE TROLLEY POLE ON THE TROLLEY WIRE WHEN HIS SHOULDER CONTACTED THE ENERGIZED WIRE. AS A RESULT HE JERKED AWAY INJURING HIS SHOULDER.