# ELECTRICAL
> MSHA accident `220081840021` · 06/26/2008 · ASARCO LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company
## Details
- **Degree of injury:** NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
- **Classification:** ELECTRICAL
- **Accident type:** Flash burns (electric)
- **Occupation:** Electrician, Lineman
- **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:** 0.9 years
## Operator
- **Controller:** Grupo Mexico S A B de C V
- **Operator:** ASARCO LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company
- **Mine:** [0200134](https://api.morvs.ai/mine/0200134)
## Narrative

Employee was troubleshooting an electrical problem the switch house for the 579 shovel.  When testing the high voltage side there was an arc flash and the employee was burned on his left hand.

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