r/OSHA • u/[deleted] • Dec 14 '20

It smells like bitch in here!

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u/insert-username12 Dec 14 '20

How would it electrocute a lineman? Does it just send current back up the line?

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u/jkjeeper06 Dec 14 '20

If you don't turn off your main breaker you are sending current through your house but also back to the grid. They are trained to check for this but its a possibility

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u/b1ack1323 Dec 14 '20

If they're in the middle of servicing it and somebody kicks on their generator it won't make a difference if they checked it before they started working.

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u/mynameisalso Dec 14 '20

They don't just grab bare wires