EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A BURNT FUSE IN ELEC. BOX. HE DID NOT KNOW THE BOX HAD SHORTED OUT,SO WHEN HE TURNED OFF POWER THE BOX WAS STILL HOT. WHEN HE PUT NEW FUSE IN THE ELEC. BOX IT B LEW OUT,B URNING HIS RIGHT HAND AND PART OF HIS RIGHT ARM.
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April 10, 1997
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand
ELECTRICAL
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Flash burns (electric)
Louisiana Dredging Company · Contact with electrical current
EE BELIEVES THAT HE WAS WET AND RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM THE WELDING PROCESSAS HE WAS WELDING ON SOME PIPE.
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