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The tragic story of how a worker, Eddie Adams, died from an arch flash, and how it impacted his co-workers and his family.
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Any industial electrician should know this basic knowledge. This smells like deflection to me.
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Not real
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I'm no expert but don't they have Lock out Tag out procedures?
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What an informative and sensitive video.Rest in peace.I hope this has helped prevent further accidents there,and elsewhere.
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I smell fishy.
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Scary stuff household mains worries me and that's only 240v !
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this fucking arsehole at 8:02 seems so proud that he found some evidence to deny liability. Eddie was a helpful guy and they have to watch of for that behaviour. Typical corporate cunt in a suit.
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This man would have lived if the facility had used only electric meters certified to read from 0 volts to a voltage higher than the maximum voltage in use.
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I have been climbing trees for 31 years and I tell you when I work near hydro in a bucket or climbing I sweet. I hold electricity to the highest standards. The one thing I think all of us are guilty of is working on household currents of 120 volts. 1 amp can kill. Please be safe.
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accidentally nts are not avoidance all the t im I feel the compqnys tryin to save there own ass. easy to say but what woulf they say if a worker said I dont feel comfortable .or was tired.....ite called human factor. they made this man look like he was stupid...m js wrong
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sad story, you guys have a good heart.
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I'm sure if the dead guy had a partner, he never would have tried to read 2300 volts with that meter.
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My God...this is awful... OK...he fucked up we know this...but that's NO WAY to go. Prayers for his friends and family.
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sounds like this company sucks.
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I am an industrial systems technician. Most factories expect repair work to be completed as quickly as possible. It is quicker to trouble shoot circuits when they are live. The worst accident I have had was 480 volt which tripped a 50 amp breaker. I was blind for about 30 seconds (I wasn't counting) and couldn't open my eyes the next day. That is why I doubt if Eddie could see after the flash. I had one flash magnetize all the tools in my tool bag on top of the cabinet. I was fire party electrician and entered the room in a similar incident that smelled like baked ham. If a technician won't work on live circuits, the boss will just hire someone who will.
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Somethings not right with this story, someone, or all of them are not telling the whole truth. There's no way ANY guy is going to check a 2000+ voltage piece of machinery with a small 600 volt multi meter, plus, anyone, man or woman, with that kind of experience would not shut/lockout any electrical panel to open it, and knowingly restore power to the piece of machinery like that. Everyone knows, (including my 15 year old) that you can test a fuse without power running to it. i call a BIG BULLSHIT to the story these guys have told in this video.
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That was a very good and informative video, SO SORRY about Eddie. you spoke very well of him. Lots of good safety tips and great advise for the next person to beware.....(I'm an x-IBEW #26DC) Be careful men, gotta get back home to momma and the kids :)
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Thanks
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I'm in Aerospace,(military and civilian) However, the mis-steps created by the electrician in this case resonate with everyone in the maintenance/manufacturing/industrial communities. As difficult as it may have been for some of these folks to re-live this tragic event I do want to say THANK YOU for sharing the chain of events that resulted in a loss of life. Some safety protocols seem to have been broken," two man rule", "lock out-tag out" perhaps others. Often times well meaning folks get in too much of a hurry, take short cuts or get complacent. Periodic refresher training could have also helped to injected a "company culture" of electrical safety. This video may also just Safe a Life. Rest in peace Eddie.
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Thanks for sharing