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AFTER INSPECTIN1 UNIT HE RACKED THE CONTACTORS BACK IN TO WATCH THE CONTACTS. THIS CONNECTED LIVE 4160 VOLTS TO THE MAIN FUSES. HE REACHED INTO THE AREA OF THE INTERLOCK CONTACTS TO EITHER OPE RATE THE CONTAC7S MANUALLY OR TO OPERATE THE STARER MACHANISM ITSELF, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE SAME AREA. IN WITHDRAWING HIS HAND, HE EITHER BRUSHED THE BACK OF HIS UNGLOVED HAND AGAINST THE E
WAS PULLING A F6SE OUT OF A STARTER IN A MCC ROOM WHEN THE FUSE ARCED ON A BOLT IN THE CABINET.THE POWER WAS ON WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
WHILE HOOKING WIRES TO AN ALTERNATOR ON A DOZER, HIS HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH "HOT" WIRES CAUSING BURNS TO LEFT HAND AND WRIST.
INJURED WAS ASSIGNED TO SERVICE A 480 VOLT LOW VOLTAGE STARTER CABINET FOR A CONVEYOR INADVERTENTLY HE FORGOT TO DE ENERGIZE THE CABINET AND AS HE INSERTED A SCREWDRIVER ONTO A HOT TERMINAL TH E SCREWDRIVER GROUNDED OUT CAUSING AN ARC THE ARC FLASH SINGED INJURED ABOUT THE FACE AND HANDS