Shocking situations: Working around electricity is serious business

May 18, 2015

The accident: Two heavy equipment mechanics were using a service truck with a crane to repair a scraper. The crane’s boom came in contact with a 12,000-volt overhead power line. The mechanics were electrocuted, set on fire and died.

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