A really bad day...

Prayers out to their families. Thanks for the great reminders and advice. Peace. D

 

That is so sad. Sending prayers to all involved.

Be safe out there.

 

My condolences to their family

 

Condolences to the families.

 

Ah Chris I'm sorry man. that sucks so bad.

 

Very sad. Prayers to the families.

 

Have quite a few friends that are lineman, one nearly died doing highline work from a helicopter a few years back, glad he’s still with us. We also had a lineman die a few years ago in a freak accident just south of my hometown.

Don’t know how these guys do it, as 3 phase alone scares the living shit out of me, but much respect to those who do.

 

Sorry to hear, just terrible, we need to b careful out here as well, last work week we heard of a "lookout" being run over by train he only had few months with Railroad

 

Sorry to hear. Prayers for everyone effected by the incident. accidents that can be avoided are horrible to hear about. Hang in there Chris!

 

Damn that's a shame, sounds like a loss of situational awareness cost them everything. Worst I play with is 12kV but it pays to be careful no matter what power you are working near.

 

Yup, it's almost like every other work week we here about something that happens to someone

 

Man, this is terrible to hear about!

You're absolutely right, Chris, Always follow OSHA/Safety rules, common sense and be aware of your surroundings.

I'm no stranger to incidents like this. Too many family members and friends have either had close calls or been at the mercy of whatever power/tech they were working with at the time (myself included). It's definitely a chore to stay aware, but in cases like this, you can't afford to slack off.

 

Always sucks to here when someone loses their life do to an accident. Complacency and ignorance seem to get the best of us from time to time. Sorry to here about it.

 

Very sad. Very sorry for all those affected.

My Industrial workplace Safety culture preaches to "know and be aware of your surroundings". Evidently they were were not aware of the dangers.

 

Prayers to the families. Stay safe everyone.

 

Your guys nuts are way bigger than mine.....even with the breaker off, i'm still scared to touch the wires when replacing a switch/outlet.

 

With training and safe work practice you can become more comfortable with the work but being wary is always a good idea. Like CoTJ said, test test and test some more. I work with sedate things compared to him.

 

Very sad news. High voltage and current is serious stuff. We calibrate AC/DC instruments up to 120KV. AC can be very dicey at best. Only a few of us are trained here at the lab. We have strict safety procedures that we HAVE to follow. We verify lots of Hot Sticks and lineman gloves. One tiny hole in a glove can be an endgame...

 

Very serious shit, I witnessed a shipmate do the " 440 Shuffle" in the engine room of a Naval ship back in my younger days.

 

I’ve been in the industry a long time. Safety is number 1 in my book. Unfortunately not everyone has the same attitude. Not on an individual level and not on the COMPANY level.
Furthermore, most companies utilize contractors for many reasons and most contractors are not usually trained to the level they need to be when it comes to safety. A lot of these guys that bore, do fencing etc don’t work around HV daily and aren’t aware of the dangers. A responsible company always sends a trained and qualified employee to watch the work being done.
With that said, I understand the inherent danger of my job and realize everyday may be my last no matter how safe I am.
Here is my playground for the day.

 

Very sad to hear. Prayers for the family.

 

Ha well when you’re farming, you’re mainly dealing with 480 3-phase on irrigation pivots.