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1/2 MILE W. OF HWY.15 ON CO.RD. 6, N OF MADELIA, MADELIA, MN 56062
Standard 19260952 B 2
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM
A two-person crew was replacing a utility pole. One of them was retreiving a han d tool for his coworker, who was in an aerial lift. The coworker lowered the buc ket to receive the hand tool. As he was doing this, the lower boom contacted a 7 200-volt overhead power line at the pivot point to the upper insulated boom. The truck was equipped with a protective ground, but it was not in use at the time of the accident. When the employee on the ground contacted the truck, he was ele ctrocuted.
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