Edenorte, ednorte, edenorte.......

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malko

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For the past few months our campo has an ongoing campaign. New posts, new wires, putting HT and normal tension on the same posts, putting the meters in fromt of houses ( instead of bunched up together 100 m dow the road......).
This is great news!!!!!!

Well yesterday they were tweaking/repairing/instaling or whatever down in guananico.
So the edenorte guy was handling the lines, that were of course without power, when all of a sudden. KRISsSSSSshhhhhh.......
His eyeballs flew out and is head was nearly seperated from his body........
Some moron in the edenorte control center accidentaly put the power back on in the sector........

Sad way to go..... R.I.P.

He still got an open casket " bellorio"....... his eyes were sewn closed and his neck, mouth, nose and ears stuffed with cotton wool..... as his insides were fried....... poor guy.

This, again, is radio chime, no links or anything........ I'll spare u the photos of the guy in his casket....... hard to sleep after......
 
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KATIEJAY

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This actually happened on the main road into Puerto Plata before the Coca Cola..my husband and I had the misfortune of driving by shortly after it happened..and looking up to see why all the people were milling around the streets and corners pointing up.
My god what an awful thing to see..poor soul.And yes..very hard to sleep last night with that image. He was there for A COUPLE HOURS WAITING FOR POWER TO BE SHUT OFF !!! JEEZUZ..Prayers for his family..such an unnecessary waste of a young life. The truly scary part of living here..as much as I love it..is realizing that any from of help is so far away and slow in coming as well!!
 
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drescape24

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As a lineman, ( telecom, not power) it never stops to scare the crap out of me when I see these guys doing the same job I do without and safety equipment. In my company we still lose lineman every year to accidental electrocution. I can't image the number in the R.D.
My depest regards to his family.
 
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drescape24 said:
As a lineman, ( telecom, not power) it never stops to scare the crap out of me when I see these guys doing the same job I do without and safety equipment. In my company we still lose lineman every year to accidental electrocution. I can't image the number in the R.D.
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when we were being connected to 24 hr power i was talking to technicians, they said accidents are common although mostly they don't end in deaths. all workers are insured under seguridad laborar or whatever this institution is called. it covers treatment and provides pensions.
 
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Cash

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Yes R.I.P. poor soul.
I witnessed a close call in Cabarete the other day.
They were working on the lines by Janet's supermarket and had
their boom truck parked on the South side of the street heading East
with the boom and basket extended across the highway to the North
side with a few cones on the road to warn the oncoming traffic.
Yes, along came a large truck at the normal speed for a congested
area (fast) I quickly tried to give myself some distance from what
was going to happen. Luckily the truck missed the boom by a hair.
Why? Easier that getting down and moving the boom truck to the
side I guess. Life means nothing here does it.
 
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drescape24

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I can't watch the lineman work. I just can't do it. I just got done replacing a broken pole last night. The single phase primary was touching some trees mid span, causing a small fire. ( happens all the time) that's with all the safety in place in N.J. How much more dangerous those guys have it. THE dead lineman in the photo wasnt even wearing rubber insulated sleaves. Let alone working off a latter. D.R. lineman are just trying to support themselves, but it's a matter of time before they get hurt. I wish them all best.
 
Cdn_Gringo

Cdn_Gringo

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The safety practices here when it comes to electricity are about the same as they were in the early 1900's. There is no excuse for a distribution centre to not be capable of physically locking out a circuit so it cannot be accidentally energized. If there was ever a justifiable reason for a huelga to improve safe working conditions, I believe the power workers and electricians have a good case.
 
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Cdn_Gringo said:
The safety practices here when it comes to electricity are about the same as they were in the early 1900's. There is no excuse for a distribution centre to not be capable of physically locking out a circuit so it cannot be accidentally energized. If there was ever a justifiable reason for a huelga to improve safe working conditions, I believe the power workers and electricians have a good case.
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Wow that is just incredible. I actually work as a H&S Specialist in utilites and use pictures and videos similar to this during training. Our guys, especially the newbies, are amazed that this stuff really happens. Great for shock value (no pun intended) as safety training can be very dry. Not so good for the deceased workers.

Do you think I would be able to provide support to the utilites sector upon my arrival or would I just be wasting my time?
 
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zoomzx11

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I would not trust any Dominican electric company to do anything correctly. Linemen all over the world are unsung heroes.
 
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