When workers are electrocuted at worksites it's often because metal objects they are holding touch overhead electrical lines. But a recent fatality in Burlington, ON, occurred as a result of a hazard that could not be seen. The victim, an employee of an environmental company removing soil from a site, was holding onto a chain that was attached to an excavator and a metal disposal bin. The bin was dragged over a section of ground under which an electrical cable was buried. When the bin came in contact with the line, current passed through it and along the chain, killing the 25-year-old […]
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