23.05.2025

Sydney electrocution

A linesman employed by Ausgrid, has died after contacting power lines in the Randwick suburb of Sydney.

The man, Brett Hinton, 47, received an electric shock while working on an overhead power line from an insulated truck mounted lift on Wednesday afternoon. He went into cardiac arrest which was immediately spotted by colleagues on the ground. They quickly brought him down and administered CPL while waiting for the emergency services to arrive. When they did they provided further treatment and rushed him to the nearest hospital where he was declared dead.
SafeWork NSW and the local Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
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The lift that the was involved

A statement from Ausgrid said: “We is undertaking a full review of the circumstances and are assisting SafeWork NSW and the NSW Police with their inquiries. At Ausgrid the safety and wellbeing of our employees and customers is our number one priority and we are working to support our staff and their families during this very sad time.” We have also asked Ausgrid if they wished to provide further informaiton.
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Here you can see where he was working