Worker was resetting a controller in a power box EE opened up the door on the panel pushed the reset button and was shocked - the shock went in one finger and went out the finger on the other hand
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Plaisted Companies Inc · Contact with electrical current
Plaisted Companies Inc. · Flash burns (electric)
Employee was pressing the start button for the slurry pump when the electrical panel exploded. He received burns on the neck and throat and a burn on right arm. Investigation found no determinable cause as panel was destroyed. Possibly a short or an arc thru the air. All electrical panels were inspected by hipsage electric.
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