# ELECTRICAL
> MSHA accident `220041970008` · 07/05/2004 · North Central Aggregates
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** ELECTRICAL
- **Accident type:** Flash burns (electric)
- **Occupation:** Front-end loader, Scraper-loader operator, Pan operator, Payloader, Scraper rig operator
- **Activity:** Electrical maintenance
- **Injury source:** ELECTRICAL APPARATUS,NEC
- **Nature of injury:** ELECT.ARC BURN-NOT CONTAC
- **Body part:** HAND (NOT WRIST OR FINGERS)
- **Days lost:** 0
- **Mine experience:** 0.33 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Brenda L  Maki
- **Operator:** North Central Aggregates
- **Mine:** [2103418](https://api.ai-analytics.org/mine/2103418)
## Narrative

Employee was going to rewire a conveyor at the electrical breaker box.  He turned off power at the box but did not turn off the main generator that supplied power to the box.  A ratchet that he was holding came into contact with a grounding lug inside the breaker box.  This resulted in an arc flash which burned the backside of his hands.

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*Source: [MSHA Open Government Data](https://arlweb.msha.gov/OpenGovernmentData/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*