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August 20, 1987 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Mc Henry Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

REPLACING 200 A4P FUSE ON DISTRIBUTION PANEL. FUSE BOX WAS INPUT TO CRUSHER FROM PRIVATE MAIN TRANSFORMER. SAFETY SWITCH WAS OPEN, BUT MAY HAVE FAILED. FUSE BOX WAS BLOWN APART. VICTIM SUFFERE D 1 ST AND 2 ND3DEGREE BURNS TO FACE, ARM, HAND AND LEGS FROM THE EXPLOSION AND ENSUANT BALL OF FIRE.

August 20, 1987 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Mc Henry Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

REPLACING 200 A4P FUSE ON DISTRIBUTION PANEL. FUSE BOX WAS INPUT TO CRUSHER FROM PRIVATE MAIN TRANSFORMER. SAFETY SWITCH WAS OPEN, BUT MAY HAVE FAILED. FUSE BOX WAS BLOWN APART. VICTIM SUFFERE D 2 & 3 RD DEGR9E BURNS TO FACE AND HANDS, AND 1 ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO LEGS FROM THE EXPLOSION AND ENSUANT BALL OF FIRE.

July 9, 1986 IL · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Mc Henry Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Flash burns (electric)

INDEPENDENT ELE7TRICAL CONTRACTOR WORKING ON FUSE BOX OF CRUSHER DIDNT DROP MINA LOCKOUT AND BOX EXPLODED BURNING HIS STOMACH NECK LOWER CHIN BOTH HANDS AND FOREARMS AREA OF OCCURRENCE HAD SEV ERAL SEVERE EL9CTRICAL STORMS IN THE PRECEDING 5 DAY PERIOD

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