I got shocked on public safety tower in Chihuahua City in mid 1990s. Belt kept me safe but boy did it hurt.. Exposed tower light wires hidden under 23Ghz radio mount. Got my exposed wrist and hurt like hell. I think I glowed for day... On Sep 24, 2015 10:35 AM, "Josh Luthman" <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote:
> Of course you didn't drop it. You couldn't if you wanted to... > > > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 11:44 AM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > >> Gotta wonder if he got into primary or secondary voltage. And if primary >> why was it so close to a tower. >> If secondary must have been one of those fluke where 120 or 240 stops >> someone’s heart. >> >> I was up a tower at about the 200 foot level to change a bulb once. The >> red glass cover gasket was stuck to the diecast aluminum base. I was >> bumping the top of the lens with the heel of my palm trying to break the >> gasket loose without the lens hitting the bulb. I failed. Broke the >> bulb. >> >> OK, now, how to extract the base of the bulb from the socket. I know, I >> will use my trusty leatherman tool. >> >> Crammed into the base of the bulb and started to get zapped pretty good. >> Seems the electrician had wired up the photocell to the neutral. And had >> made the threaded part of the bulb socket hot to boot. >> I didn’t drop the leatherman. The guy on the ground heard me yell. We >> got the power cut, the bulb changed and down I came. >> One other towertop shock I got was from an old all metal electric drill. >> It was so old they didn’t have a 3 wire line cord. Something inside the >> drill had touched the hot wire and energized the housing. But only after >> you pulled the trigger. Didn’t drop the drill either. >> >> My experience - so far – has been that 120 VAC makes you cuss but does >> not kill you. >> >> *From:* Jeff Broadwick - Lists <jeffl...@att.net> >> *Sent:* Thursday, September 24, 2015 6:17 AM >> *To:* Wispa Members List <memb...@wispa.org> ; Animal Farm List >> <af@afmug.com> >> *Subject:* [AFMUG] Tower Worker Critically Injured >> >> I'm sure prayers and thoughts will be greatly appreciated. >> >> >> http://m.southbendtribune.com/news/publicsafety/worker-seriously-injured-while-working-on-wireless-tower/article_193a6668-fd4a-591c-94c5-5beb56f5ec42.html?mode=jqm >> >> Jeff Broadwick >> ConVergence Technologies, Inc. >> 312-205-2519 Office >> 574-220-7826 Cell >> jbroadw...@converge-tech.com >> > >
