Lineman pulls HUGE electrical ARC Working On Power Lines at Night | 500,000 Volt Induction

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Published 2013-01-17
Lineman removing grounds with a hot stick after completing work draws a huge electrical arc induction from a 500,000 volt power line at night.

#Arc #Lineman #Linelife #hotsticking

All Comments (21)
  • @GoldenState408
    Raymond, you used to be a lineman? You left being a lineman to start your own business? PGE here California...Bay Area.
  • @Newuser121
    I salute to the worker because of whom we are having no electricity problem as they take risk and repair it
  • @foureyedchick
    What a dangerous job! I congratulate these workers !
  • @neddy1287
    He surely had a bright spark moment πŸ˜…
  • @Marks-Garage
    I know in the UK this would not happened. A siemens contractor died in similar circumstances to this. We have it written in our safety rules that mechanical earthing devices must be used if they are present. Even if it means earthing through a circuit breaker etc. Taking the last earth off of a line by hand is probably the most dangerous aspect of a substation/linesmans job. Be safe!
  • @sullygaming1137
    My grandfather was a lineman. Did it for quite a long time one day he gets electrocuted (forget why) feels fine but goes to the rhe hospital anyway. Doctor gets him checked out and says "son, do you know your heart is working backwards?" He went "how do you mean?" Doctor goes "the electricity around your heart is going in reverse"
  • @LongtowerNyc
    That sound was TERRIFYING! I can almost smell it through my phone.
  • So the nearby live lines caused this? How could they work on the grounded line if it has induced voltage on it?
  • @_soku_
    what do you do in this situation if there is an arc?
  • @bossmanox
    I literally dropped my phone hahahπŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜…πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚