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EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON A SET OF SCOOP BATTERIES WHEN ONE OF THE CELLS BLEW UP IN HIS FACE.
I NAME PULLED OFF HAUL ROAD IN A NON-WORKING AREA TO WAIT ON TRUCKS TO LOAD WHILE WAITING HE DECIDED TO CHECK TRUCK BRAKES HE RAISED TRUCK BED GOT OUT & WENT TO PASSENGERS DOOR TO GET A WRENC H WHEN HE REACH FOR THE HANDLE THE POWER FROM THE HIGH VOLTAGE LINE KNOCKED HIM OUT HE STATED THAT IT WAS DARK WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE MINE & DID NOT NOTICE HE HAD RISEN BED IN THE POWER