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Omaha Steve Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-04-10 04:38 PM
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Bellevue, Ne. tree trimmer electrocuted

http://www.omaha.com/article/20100604/NEWS01/706059909#...

BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — A tree trimmer in Bellevue has been taken to a hospital in critical condition after coming into contact with a live power line.

Bellevue police say the man was working in a back yard Friday afternoon when his ladder touched the power line. The man was breathing but unconscious when rescuers arrived.

His name has not been released.
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  - Aluminum ladder?  charlesg   Jun-04-10 04:44 PM   #1 
  - The Omaha.com headline is misleading...  KansDem   Jun-04-10 04:50 PM   #2 
  - A couple years ago a local guy got pulled into the chipper.  postulater   Jun-04-10 05:01 PM   #3 
 
charlesg Donating Member (311 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-04-10 04:44 PM
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1. Aluminum ladder?
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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-04-10 04:50 PM
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2. The Omaha.com headline is misleading...
"Electrocuted" means to kill by electric shock. If he was "breathing but unconscious," then he's still alive.

I hope he recovers. Electricity can be rather nasty...
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postulater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-04-10 05:01 PM
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3. A couple years ago a local guy got pulled into the chipper.
Nothing left.

He had removed the safety guard as it was too much hassle to use.

Darwin.
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