FP&L worker badly burned after coming into contact with live power line

[CPOPE]

Posted: 10/31/2013
TAMPA - A Florida Power & Light worker came in to contact with a live line while working in a trench in Englewood Thursday morning. He was airlifted to Tampa General in serious condition.

The 53-year-old worker was alert and conscious when emergency crews arrived on scene at 1361 Kiskadee Drive around 11 a.m.

According to Charlotte County Fire Rescue, which responded to the scene, the worker suffered electrical burns and was flown out as a trauma alert.

He is expected to survive.

No other details were immediately available


Read more: http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/new...#ixzz2ja3vXGvp

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I have to wonder if this is similiar to what happened here about 30 plus years ago.A urd crew was sent out to repair a cut on urd primary.This happened to be a double lay where one primary was isolated and the other was still hot,energized 19.9.The young apprentice cut the energized urd instead of the isolated primary.He was ok.........he cut it with regular cutters although they had hot stick cutters on the truck..........lucky guy.

[Orgnizdlbr]

Posted: 10/31/2013
TAMPA - A Florida Power & Light worker came in to contact with a live line while working in a trench in Englewood Thursday morning. He was airlifted to Tampa General in serious condition.

The 53-year-old worker was alert and conscious when emergency crews arrived on scene at 1361 Kiskadee Drive around 11 a.m.

According to Charlotte County Fire Rescue, which responded to the scene, the worker suffered electrical burns and was flown out as a trauma alert.

He is expected to survive.

No other details were immediately available


Read more: http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/new...#ixzz2ja3vXGvp

Hate hearing this stuff, please update if you get any details....thanks