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EMPOLOYEE WAS PERFORMING ELECTRICAL DUTIES. THEY LOCKED OUT PANEL AND FAILED TO TEST TO VERIFY 480V POWER WAS OFF. A FLASH ARC OCCURED.
EMPLOYEE WAS NEARBY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PERFORMING ELECTRICAL DUTIES. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE LOCKED OUT WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS THE MAIN POWER. THE UNIT WASN'T DE-ENERGIZED AND A FLASH ARC OCCURRED.
MINER WAS HOLDING METAL PART IN PLACE TO BE WELDED. MINER SUFFERED ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
EE WAS CARRYING AN 8 LB HAMMER FROM HIS TRUCK TO THE MACHINE, WHEN HE SET THE HAMMER DOWN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS CHEST AND LEFT ARM. HE HAD TROUBLE BREATHING AND WAS IN SEVERE PAIN. NOT KNOWING IF HE WAS SUFFERING FROM A HEART PROBLEM WE CALLED AN AMBULANCE AND THEY TRANSPORTED HIM TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. DIAGNOSED WITH A PULLED CHEST MUSCLE AND SOME TORN BLOOD VESSELS