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EE received electrical Shock while using a mechanical megger to back feed in a de-energized transformer. After an all clear was given, EE reached into the transformer without voltage gloves to check a lug bolt for a elbow. Site medic referred to ER & then onto several Specialists, on 9/22/20 a diagnoses was confirmed for residual nerve damage in right hand.
The employee received an electrical shock as he was climbing onto his Jumbo drill. He was seen by a physician after the incident with no injuries diagnosed. On July 12 he was seen by a physician who took him off work for right knee pain related to the electrical shock. The knee had been operated on in the past. Filing of this 7000-1 was pending receipt of medical documentation.
THE EE WAS RESETTING A BREAKER ON THE 35W600W TRANSFORMER. THERE WAS A FLASHOVER AND HE WAS BURNED ON HIS LEFT ARM, NECK AND FACE.