Quote Originally Posted by robsterclaw View Post
This may sound like a stupid bit of advice, but here goes anyway. Always be careful. A guy I worked with at Pizza Hut was a journey man or master, I can't remember. We both delivered part time, but he did the electric for new home builds. There was supposed to be NO power to a home he was wiring. Seems he checked things out in the morning her got there. Started working, and some moron sent power to the house. And he died. Was very sad.
Stuff happens with any job like this. I too knew a great guy, really sharp, thought he knew his stuff... got zapped too, gone.

I believe lock out / tag out is the moral to the story on some of this...

Like treating a gun as if it were always loaded...


"Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)" refers to specific practices and procedures to safeguard employees from the unexpected energization or startup of machinery and equipment, or the release of hazardous energy during service or maintenance activities.

Approximately 3 million workers service equipment and face the greatest risk of injury if lockout/tagout is not properly implemented. Compliance with the lockout/tagout standard (29 CFR 1910.147) prevents an estimated 120 fatalities and 50,000 injuries each year. Workers injured on the job from exposure to hazardous energy lose an average of 24 workdays for recuperation. In a study conducted by the United Auto Workers (UAW), 20% of the fatalities (83 of 414) that occurred among their members between 1973 and 1995 were attributed to inadequate hazardous energy control procedures specifically, lockout/tagout procedures.