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3100 MARSHALL ST. NE., MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55418
Standard 182065302
BURNS AND FALL - GROUND FAULT ON ENERGIZED BUSBAR
AN EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A PROTECTIVE GROUND ACROSS A BREAKER IN A 13.8-KILOVO LT CABINET IN A SUBSTATION. HE WAS USING A HOT STICK TO MANUEVER THE GROUNDING C LIP. THE CLIP CAME TOO CLOSE TO THE THREE BUS BARS, ONE OF WHICH WAS ENERGIZED. THIS CAUSED AN ELECTRIC ARC, WHICH GAVE THE EMPLOYEE FLASH BURNS AND KNOCKED HIM OFF THE LADDER.
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