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I think we take these chaps for granted sometimes and expect the lights / computers to always be working, because no one wants a power cut even for a few minutes/hours whilst maintenance is done a lot of them are made to work live on 400V or even 11,000v or 33,000v bare overhead cables…
Ironically now the whole village and industrial estate has had to go dark because the cops and HSE will want to check over the incident scene (clearly it would be too dangerous for them to do so near live wires) and everyone will have to wait until EDF can get a genset to the area..
The EDF Energy employee, 45, was fatally injured working on a power cable on an electricity supply pole in Diss “in an open space”, police said.
A joint investigation involving police and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has started.
The unnamed worker suffered serious injuries and was taken to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital but died.
also here..
poor bloke poor family.
its the same for loads of stuff, we all take so much for granted trusting that the waters in the taps, the lights go on, the hospitals are there when we have an accident, food is in the shops . . . pv radio is playing!
its not until we’re invloved in something, or a famliy or friend is that we realise how much is involved
an much as its good to remember, it’s impossible to go around noticing and being grateful all the time
but its good to have the perspective
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