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April 8, 1999 LA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
Red River Mining Company · Contact with electrical current

EE AND OTHER AFTER A CONVERSATION WITH MINE PERSOANL WERE STARTING TO REPLACE DISCHARGE PIPING AND A DETECTOR ABOVE THE COLLECTOR RING. THEY WERE TO MEASURE THE PIPE TO RECUT BY MINE PERSONAL. THEY REMOVED ONE INSPECTION COVER AND WHEN HE INSERTED HIS ARM, HE WAS SHOCKED BUT DID NOT LOST CONSCIENCENOUS. NO WARNING SIGNS WERE POSTED ON COVER PLATE.

February 1, 1991 LA · Coal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Red River Mining Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

REPLACING FUSE ON DRAGLINE WITH PLIERS TOUCHED BOTH PHASES CAUSING FUSES TO ARC AND CAUGHT FIRE 2 FINGERS WERE BURNED

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