27.06.2014

More power line incidents

A linesman was electrocuted in Carleton,Michigan, southwest of Detroit, after he contacted a high tension power line while working from an aerial work platform.

George W. Ward, 54, had been a journeyman linesman for Detroit based DTE for seven years, when on June 14th he was preparing to work on a transformer, following a reported power outage. However he came into contact with a 13,200 vole high voltage power line and was badly burned.
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George Ward

However he remained conscious at the scene, and appeared to have survived the incident, but died two days later on June 16.

In another incident a man trimming trees was shocked on Wednesday in Orlando, Florida, after he accidently touched a power line with his chain saw, while working from a self-propelled boom lift. He managed to get himself down to the ground and was taken to a trauma centre in a local hospital and was said to be in stable condition.
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The boom lift used for tree trimming in Orlando