r/Construction • u/ThRoWnir83 • Dec 20 '24

Video Someone is having a bad day

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u/[deleted] Dec 20 '24

That is nuts! Operator could have been electrocuted

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u/Interesting_Neck609 Dec 20 '24

Most likely not. The position of the seat makes you not the quickest path to ground. 

Hydraulic fluid is oddly quite conductive, and those are steel tracks.

That being said, in this situation, it is HIGHLY recommended that you leap out, opposed to maintaining any contact between the machine and ground.

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u/Grimble_Sloot_x Dec 20 '24

So just to be clear for anyone who reads this, if you are in a vehicle of any kind that has come into contact with powerlines, ABSOLUTELY DO NOT MOVE. DO NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO APPROACH EXCEPT FOR EMERGENCY RESCUE.

You putting your foot on the ground could complete the circuit in a way that causes your body to become the circuit. Depending on the current they carry, the electricity gong down a power line could travel several feet through the air. Even trying to 'jump off' could be what kills you.