Tell me it isn't so

[KingRat]

Line crews were replacing a 25 kVA transformer with a 50 kVA transformer, redoing the services fed by the transformer, and installing two new services. In the course of the work, a crew chief decided to realign a cutout. He went up in the bucket with leather work gloves only. As he placed both hands on the cutout, an arc occurred. He received burns to both hands.

Hey, loodvig, have you seen this? National grid eastern division-Dec. 21

[graybeard]

Rat
You saying that he only had the fuse tube out with the line side still hooked up?

[lineman345]

yes,thats how i understood it

[loodvig]

Line crews were replacing a 25 kVA transformer with a 50 kVA transformer, redoing the services fed by the transformer, and installing two new services. In the course of the work, a crew chief decided to realign a cutout. He went up in the bucket with leather work gloves only. As he placed both hands on the cutout, an arc occurred. He received burns to both hands.

Hey, loodvig, have you seen this? National grid eastern division-Dec. 21

No I didn't see it. Being retired I'm out of the rumor loop now. Where did this guy work? I have to side with you on this one K-Rat. A pretty stupid move!

[lineman345]

eastern N.Y. was acrew chief

[BigClive]

Sounds like a brain fart to me. One of those incidents where he simply forgot to put on the rubber gloves.

Someone mentioned a while back on this forum about not wearing their leathers unless they have their rubbers on. That way they are less likely to get caught out.

[graybeard]

We've made it a habit when changing o/h tubs to allways lift the hot line clamp also. That way man in the air shouldn't get in trouble. Still have to allways be watching out for each other.

[loodvig]

I thought 'we made it a habit' of wearing rubber gloves in a primary area. I hope the man is OK, but that was a dumb fukin move on his part!

[NU Limey]

I remember about 15 plus years ago as a lineman in progression trying to to turn a tllted cutout , 7200v Y, high side hot, low side dead . wires tangled within site down stream. I was wearing class 2 gloves, good for 20kv right, wrong. did I get a good belt across my body.Even when your thinking you have the right stuff on and all appears well. I was lucky then and never tried that again.

[old lineman]

I remember about 15 plus years ago as a lineman in progression trying to to turn a tllted cutout , 7200v Y, high side hot, low side dead . wires tangled within site down stream. I was wearing class 2 gloves, good for 20kv right, wrong. did I get a good belt across my body.Even when your thinking you have the right stuff on and all appears well. I was lucky then and never tried that again.

Well, well NU Limey you mention that you got belted about 15 years ago. Across the body while wearing class 2 rubber gloves.
That's impossible if you were in an aerial device unless you were making contact with another potental. Surely you know that's a no, no.
You didn't elaborate but if you were standing on a pole which could allow this scenario to occur. What the hell are you talking about 15 years later and not admiting that you were making a huge error trying to work 7,200 off of a pole.
The limit is 5KV and has been for eons. That's 2,400 to ground (the pole itself).
Even this is being contemplated whether it is to be outlawed because the safety factors just aren't there. A diving board would get rid of the second point of contact.
The Old Lineman