[RMVHF] Re: [GMCC] KC0TIG-Two Dead in Electrocution Accident

Mon Jul 14 10:38:42 MDT 2008

Even 120 or 240 VAC is enough to end one's career!

RON CATHERS wrote:
> Good article
> we just had a person grab a 240 line up the pan last thursday
>   this article is a strong reminder  and i'm going to be bringing it 
> up at our monthley Officers meeting
> ron
>
> > Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:58:18 -0600
> > From: vailphil at sopris.net
> > To: w0ric.ham at gmail.com
> > CC: MHDXA at mhdxa.com; gmc at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: [RMVHF] Re: [GMCC] KC0TIG-Two Dead in Electrocution Accident
> >
> > One of the things you are taught in Red Cross First Aid classes is
> > in the case of suspected electrocution, do not touch the person(s) 
> until
> > the source of the problem has been removed by properly trained experts,
> > which in this case would be the power company. I'm not sure the Fire
> > Rescue people have the safety equipment that can be used to remove the
> > power line high voltage safely. Inside the home or on the customer side
> > of the meter, turn of the power at the main electrical box. It is hard
> > to remember this when it is a loved one involved,but you can see the
> > result of not heeding this advice where you may have an additional
> > victim(s).
> > I operated a station at PJ4 (Bonaie) where there is an 80m dipole
> > that has one support rope goes over a high voltage power line. It is
> > suspended from towers on either side by rather substantial ropes. If 
> the
> > one side had failed, the wire would have landed on the HV line which
> > coming in the coax would be extremely hazardous to anyone in the shack.
> > If the other side had failed, just the rope would have contacted the HV
> > line which is more excitement than I'd want. I'd asked several people
> > and no one seemed to know how this was even erected in the first place!
> > I would suspect they had co-operation from a power crew to turn off the
> > power. I've never seen another ham installation like this even in 3rd
> > world countries!
> > I've also heard of more than one ham being killed by tower accidents
> > this summer so be careful out there. I recently had much appreciated
> > help by a professional and he wears a full body harness with a shock
> > cord off the top and 3 more attachment points. These things are not all
> > that expensive especially, considering the amount hams spend on other
> > aspects of the hobby. Jack Johanson (W0JEJ) gave a talk several years
> > ago at a GMCC meeting and pointed this out. You have $10,000 worth of
> > ham gear and use a flea market used belt! The old single lanyard waist
> > belt used by most hams (at least I added two additional attachments but
> > that is not enough) is not anywhere close to being OSHA approved. For
> > less than $500 you can buy the right equipment. I know Gerry, K0DU,
> > has one. Don't use a yard sale belt. I need to go down to Factory
> > Surplus here in Glenwood and get a proper harness including a shock 
> cord
> > now that Scott Burkhardt, W0KU, further demonstrated and explained its
> > proper use. It takes a few more minutes going up and down the tower but
> > we have time for this or can make the time!
> > Even a fall off a step ladder can be fatal or cause permanent health
> > issues as happened to a ham in the Colorado Springs area a few years
> > back while working on an antenna.
> > Phil N0KE
> >
> > Rick Spiegel wrote:
> > > >From email reports it looks like KC0TIG was the person killed in 
> Kansas
> > > City, KS.
> > >
> > > SAFETY-SAFETY-SAFETY
> > >
> > > Rick-W0RIC
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Two people were electrocuted Sunday afternoon 
> in the
> > > 6100 block of Nogard in Kansas City, Kan. A nine-year-old girl 
> found the two
> > > men. The men, a grandfather and father, were trying to put up a 
> ham radio
> > > antenna on a house when one of them came in contact with a live 
> power line.
> > > The other went to help and was also electrocuted. FOX 4 News will 
> bring you
> > > more information as it becomes available.
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