CONVEYOR FILLING UP WITH ROCK AND PACKING ROCK BENEATH IT. EMPLOYEE SHUT IT DOWN & BEGAN DIGGING OUT. EQUIP. HAD TRIPPED & KICKED OUT SO EMP WENT TO START BELT. IT WOULDN'T START SO EE PUSHED RESET BUTTON. EE SHUT OFF MAIN BREAKER IN FUSE BOX & OPENED DOOR. EE CHANGED 1 FUSE & FLIPPED BREAKER ON. DID NOT WORK- TURNED SWITCH OFF, OPENED BOX & GRABBED FUSE-BOX ENERGIZED-EE REMBERS NO
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Showing all 4WHILE JUMP STARTING GENERATOR SET FROM THE LOADER, THE BATTER CAP BLEW OFF SPRAYING BATTERY ACID INTO EYES.
WHILE OBSERVING/HELPING THE PLANT MANAGER WORK ON AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ON THE AIR COMPRESSOR, THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS WERE PUSHED TOGETHER CREATING A BRIGHT FLASH WHICH BURNT THE EYES SIMILIA R TO WELDERS FLASH.
WHILE WORKING ON ELECTTRICAL PROBLEM ON AN AIR COMPRESSOR THE INJURED EMPOYEE PUSHED THE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTS TOGETHER TO START THE MOTOR & THIS CREATED A BRIGHT FLASH ARC