09.04.2012

Lucky escape for shocked man

A man working from a boom lift received an electric shock in Lynchburg Virginia yesterday, but has escaped with his life.

The man was using a JLG Ultra boom to work on a church spire, when he agreed to help retrieve a child’s balloons from a tree and came into contact with some overhead power lines.
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The man was trying to reach some baloons that had 'escaped'

The man was seriously injured and the booms tyres caught fire, alerting bystanders to the situation. He was rescued by the local fire department and was taken to hospital. His condition is not known.
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The machine's tyres caught fire

Chief Keith Johnson of the Lynchburg Fire Department said: “This should serve as a very good lesson to all of us. It's a clear case that we all should stay clear of energised electrical equipment even if you are a contractor.”