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THE INJURED WAS STANDING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ENTRANCE BOX WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STARTED TO CHECK VOLTAGE RESULTING ELECTRICAL FLASH CAUSED MINOR FLASH BURNS.
THE PROBES FREOM THE VOLT METER WERE PLACED IN THE FUSE BOX A 12 GUAGE WIRE THAT HAD RUBBED BARE WAS TOUCHED WITH THE PROBE IN TURN THE WIRE SHORTED AGAINST SIDE OF THE BOIX AND CAUSED A SHORT
EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING INCOMING POWER AT FUSE BOX WHEN BOX BLEW UP
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS3THAT HE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK WHILE PLACING A WELDING ROD IN HOLDER ASSISTING WELDER EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A LADDER AND GFELL OFF LANDING ON LEFT HIP AND WRIST FRACTURIN G BOTH RAIN AND3WET SNOW CONTRIBUTED TO SHOCK
REPLACING FUSES IN BREAKER BOX, TURN BREAKER BACK ON, BOX BLEW UP.
HEARD A NOISE IN STARTER TO SCREEN AND TURNED OFF DISCONNECT-DISCONNECT EXPLODED IN UPPER FUSE BOX RESULTED IN BURNED HAND.
EMPLOYEE THINKING THE POWER WAS OFF PROCEEDED TO CHANGE A 440 V CIRCUIT BREAKER THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED AND BECAME GROUNDED TO BREAKER BOX CAUSING BREAKER TO EXPLODE AT THIS TIME NO IMPAIRMEN T IS EXPECTED
INJURED USING ELECTRIC WRENCH ATTACHED TO EXTENSION CORD WHICH HAD GROUNDING WIRE BROKEN OFF, INJURED WAS STANDING ON WET SURFACE - RECEIVED ELECTRIC SHOCK WHICH KNOCKED HIM DOWN - POWER WAS C UT OFF AND INJURED REVIVED
EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING FOR A LIGHT BULB, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE I.NAME REACHED INTO AN ELECTRICAL BOX FOR A LIGHT BULB AND WHILE WITHDRAWING HIS HAND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH 440-480 VOLTS. I.NAME FELL BACK, STRIKING I.NAME