Discussions on Lineman Safety http://www.line-man.com/forums/forums.html Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:56:24 -0700 1 http://www.line-man.com/forums/Worker-killed-100-foot-f-t19012.html A worker has died after falling from a 100 foot cell tower in Saline County. Lieutenant Scott Courtney with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells FOX16 that it happened at a tower on Cross Road around 10:30am.

Terry Thompson ,51, was a sub-contractor from Lucedale Mississippi. Thompson worked for Dynamic Wireless who was hired to deconstruct the tower.

Thompson worked on towers for 37 years.

The Saline County Sheriff's Department and OSHA are both conducting investigations. Foul play is not suspected.


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]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:17:01 -0700 http://www.line-man.com/forums/Meter-Safety-Main-Disconn-t18937.html http://www.line-man.com/forums/cell-phone-antennas-mount-t18914.html Any Bay Area PGE lineman (or any other linemen anywhere) out there experiencing climbing space issues due to cell phone antenna hung from cross arms on the pole? Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:10:11 -0700 http://www.line-man.com/forums/cell-phone-antennas-mount-t18914.html http://www.line-man.com/forums/RF-radiation-exposure-t18913.html
Read more about RF Radiation here
http://www.alikelydeath.com/index_Page438.htm]]> Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:45:43 -0700 http://www.line-man.com/forums/RF-radiation-exposure-t18913.html http://www.line-man.com/forums/Safety-Dismantling-OverHe-t18360.html First Happy new year to all forum members.

Second, Our company is undergoing a project where at one stage of our work we would have to Dismantle a stretch of Overhead line. Being the Companies site engineer i would like to make sure that i am aware of the right SAFE procedure to follow while dismantling the overhead line.
Here is basic procedure i will follow:

1. Check all PPE equipment for safety. (Hard Hats are rated to work on or near Overhead lines.)(Rubber gloves tested to be with out air leaks.)
2. Shutdown and De-energization of the stretch of overhead line we are going to work on.
3. Connect the new dead underground system to the existing Overhead system that's going to be intact after work is done.
4. for the stretch that's going to be removed, I would tie a nylon rope to each phase at the H-Pole where dismantling is to be started, and the nylon rope to be of sufficient length and be tied to the H-pole.
5. Each phase cable would be disconnected from its respective tension insulator and the cable then slowly lowered by the nylon rope that has been tied to it earlier.
6. After all cables been dismantled, A Lines man would climb to the top of the pole and remove all Brackets, Insulators found at the top of the wooden poles.
7. A crane comes in to lift the Wooden pole, after the Steel Wire has been properly attached to the wooden pole, excavation around the pole would start, and dismantling from its respective wooden block commenced.

I would like a review of this procedure, if i am missing any steps or if i am unclear on any of the steps above, i would love and appreciate any help possible.
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olo131]]> Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:01:07 -0700 http://www.line-man.com/forums/Hard-Hat-Question-t18281.html http://www.line-man.com/forums/Nicor-worker-killed-Nape-t18159.html 52-year-old Nicor worker was killed when he was pinned under the ditch-digging machine he was operating after it was struck by a truck in Naperville.

The accident occurred about 5 p.m. Monday on Leverenz Road, just east of Book Road.

Gary Cichy, 52, of Hinkley, died Monday evening at Edward Hospital in Naperville.

Naperville fire officials extricated Cichy from a "Ditch Witch" that may have been sticking into the road


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