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Oncor worker dies in apparent electrocution
07:58 PM CDT on Saturday, September 22, 2007
From Staff Reports
A 39-year-old Oncor worker died at a local hospital Saturday after apparently being electrocuted while working on an electrical line, police said. John Murphy of Benbrook was pronounced dead about 12:45 p.m. Saturday. Forest Hill police said that Mr. Murphy was working on a line in the 6000 block of Guilford Street.
Shortly after noon Saturday, company officials realized that Mr. Murphy hadn't checked in and they couldn't reach him, so another worker was dispatched to check on him, police said. When the other worker arrived, he found Mr. Murphy in a cherry picker bucket that was extended into the air.
"It was obvious that he needed some [medical attention]," Forest Hill Police Chief Rex Phelps said.
Mr. Murphy was rushed to a hospital, where he died.
My Heart goes out to his family!!!
electrocution
Osha will have a few questions for those boys!
My thoughts are with his family.
I often wondered who would help me while I'm working alone. We had a 'code blue' switch just above the sun visor inside the truck. It would send out a mayday call and also send out our location using the GPS. But I would ask at our safety meetings just who was going to switch this code blue for me if I'm up in the bucket and hurt. So they came out with a remote button that we brought up in the air with us. BUT, it wasn't water proof! As soon as it got wet it sent out the code blue signal. I think N-Grid is still working on it. I hope so anyway!
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As of April of 2010 I quit smoking! It's been hard but so far no butts! I am now an X smoker!
Working alone
You are not allowed by the federal rules to work in the primary zone with out another qualified person there period. No panic buttons no cell phones nothing else will meet the regulation.
It doesn;t mention that he was working on primary. You tend to be a bit more casual when working on secondary.
Portable defibrillators were first invented to save the lives of linemen. Where's yours?
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No we don't work primary alone. But still being alone makes you wonder what if! The point I was trying to make is that you are alone so there should be some kind of plan here! I remember one time calling in for an assist from another troubleman. I was told " we haven't heard from him in over 5 hours"! I replyed I hope he is OK!Originally Posted by Bull Dog
National Grid = Retired! US Army vet. 68 - 70
As of April of 2010 I quit smoking! It's been hard but so far no butts! I am now an X smoker!
lonely lineman
Right you are big guy. I still have to wonder why any company would send a man out alone using a bucket truck of course unless its the money saved. No matter what hes doing. Might need a grunt to heat coffee or something.
My prayers to the family. Why are people putting themselves in this position. We do not get browny points for sticking our neck out. It is up to us to prevent this by refusing to work by ourself. It is better to be an alive chicken, than a dead hero. Please guys stop taking the chances
we have one person crews working alone on national grid property everynight working primary. there supposed to use a hotstick on any thing over 600 volts but we have a few who seam to bend the rules like cutting loops with bolt cutters instead of the hotstick bolt cutters and using a skinning knife by hand instead of in a shotgun . very hard if not impossible to prove unless you can get a video of it.
WOW, you got some nice brothers up there Groove! What's the idea? Fix the job on straight time and keep the OT people at home?
National Grid = Retired! US Army vet. 68 - 70
As of April of 2010 I quit smoking! It's been hard but so far no butts! I am now an X smoker!
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