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July 10, 1987 OH · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Three Locks Construction Company · Flash burns (electric)

CONTRACT ELECTR3CAN WAS A HEPTING TO TEST A 440 AMP FUSE LINK BY BY-PASSING THE FUSE USING A JUMP CABLE, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DO SO THERE WAS N ELECTRICAL ARCH TO THE ELECTRICANS RIGHT ARM CAUS ING THIRD DEGRE9 BURNS TO THE RIGHT HAND AND TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT ARM 4" ABOVE THE ELBOW.

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