Recharged battery sprays acid on operator

AN EXCAVATOR operator avoided serious injury thanks to the personal protective equipment they were wearing when a battery exploded at a New Zealand open cut coal mine.

The battery acid sprayed onto the right side of his body and face.

30 March 2021
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The mine contractor's excavator had a dead battery and was plugged into a RAPID 480 charger.

After being on charge, the operator successfully started the excavator.

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