Author - K.B.
Submitted By -Broken Cutout
ON FEB.25 2001 WHILE ON CALL WE HAD A CALL THAT WIRE WAS ON THE GROUND. AFTER ARRIVING ON SITE AND MAKING THE PROPER REPAIRS, WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REENERGIZING THE LINE, WHEN THE CENTER PHASE CUT OUT BROKE CAUSING A HUGE ARC AND BALL OF FIRE WHICH LASTED FOR AT LEAST A MINUTE. LUCKY NO ONE WAS ON THE POLE OR THEY COULD HAVE BEEN BURNT. THANKFULLY WE WERE USING A TELE-HEIGHT STICK KEEPING ME FAR AWAY FROM THE ARC. ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND THAT CUTOUTS CAN BREAK SO KEEP YOUR DISTANCE WHEN SWITCHING ON THEM. WORK SAFELY, K.B.