Arc Flash Accident live cam

[oldtestement]

one of the first rules i was taught when i started, even when someone tells you its not live, check for yourself, and treat it as if it was live anyways. they shouldve had arc suits not to mention i dont think all 3 of them needed to be standing there.

[lucaseq77]

I bet they were union electricians...

[tomsriv]

Ni99az got Fucked uP!

[DownWithReligion80]

Props for not being a fake video alone...

[readdata]

my god...

[DaSidekickz95]

Naw dawg im fine just feel young again and and where r my clothes?

[sanity599]

I suspect the journeyman was told the panel was cold but didn't check it. Once I was told that a panel I was to cut out was cold. But I stood on a plastic insulator. The idiot that told me the panel was cold only disconnected the 110 but the 220 was still hot. The arc melted the end of the saws all. I almost beat that asshole electrician to death. He was afraid of me after that and didn't want to work with me. That was fine with me.

[5uspended4nimation]

shocking

[0yeah1mFkU]

Kill yourself!

Americans аmericans... XDDD

[jperini1]

@0yeah1mFkU What the fuck is that about?

[NorthsideBill]

So basically these guys are dipshits and Darwin missed. Sad that he did...

[MRCUMMINSISX]

you´re lucky to be alive

[OLOSWA]

holy fuck!!!

[XyleJKH]

seen this before our utility was telling us to use face shields when taking off meters. Sometimes this can happen if not done correctly or if you slip and such

[Krazyhorse24]

prolly back feed from Cap, or paralleled from other transformer

[Ob1BlowMe]

Your doing it wrong

[neilbee]

I once electricuted myself after dismanteling a cigarette lighter, you know the sparky bit - It hurt like fuck, now I know how these guys felt!

[perunskybrat]

@neilbee No, you, don't

[luke4fr]

lol fuck!!!

[mudassarsurve]

that was creepy...

it was his lucky day...usually d chances of survival is less in this type of accident...

[DaNnY0845]

pwn

[moparholic1]

Tag out procedures !!!!!!! personnally don't trust anyone... these procedures and your fear are your only lifeline !!!!!

[offamychain]

Had something similar happen to me once, even melted the vinyl siding on a nearby building & caught it on fire for a short time. I didn't get a scratch because I had ALL of my safety gear on .... something that was quite often NOT the case for me ..... usually just gloves.

[kingdomboost]

Respect electricity!!!!

[seventy5cent832]

only in wisconsin... jk

[TreesOfBaylor]

toasty!

[MrRedeyedJedi]

@TreesOfBaylor lol pwnt pwnt pwnt

[bitenbois]

J'ai pas trop compris ce que fait le gros type..

En tous cas, on croirait la dernière chorégraphie de Philippe Découflé (ou plutôt décoiffé LOL)

[JeffreyMeade]

The explosion primarily involved copper wire and copper conductors, which vaporized at 35,000° F. Every cubic inch of copper expands to 70,000 cubic inches of copper vapor. The white cloud is the hot copper vapor.

[AlmostCommon]

nasty

[amartinjoe]

was it a capacitor that discharged?

[killawind1287]

They didn't follow the lockout-tagout procedure

[Niklasmannen]

Unlucky them <.<

[StreetfighterCologne]

suddenly i feel like having fryed chicken tonight....

[potteddipinside]

holy fuck

[sephirothxd]

yeah we have seen this video so many times at tafe, they should of been standing on an insulated mat, wearing HV protective clothing, and one man on stand by at least 15 metres away, they did everything wrong to make an accident occur. i would love to know what he was actually trying to measure. someone should of told him to take it of AMPS

[madinthehead]

nasty shit someone wasnt checkin there

[blizzardfive]

Isn't it true that the three men in this video were NOT journeyman electricians or apprencice electricians, and in fact were only maintenance personnel who had no business being in the WE Energies HV switchgear in the first place? Isn't it also true that the man inside the gear attempted to force the tie switch by over-riding the safety, only to have the electricity arc across his hand? It just goes to show that if you don't have the right training, it is in your best interest to stay out.

[dangerouselectricity]

OSHA issued willful and serious violations to Cudahy for allegedly failing to provide such equipment, and warning or training the workers about flash hazards."

[dangerouselectricity]

"Three workers were reported to have been troubleshooting electrical switchgear at the Cudahy, Wis., facility when electricity arched and exploded. OSHA's investigation revealed that the three workers, all of whom received first, second and third degree burns throughout their bodies, were not using insulated tools, were not wearing proper personal protective equipment, and were not following appropriate safety standards. (continued)

[dangerouselectricity]

OSHA imposed $148,500 in fines in December 2004. The following is what OSHA reported at that time:

[dangerouselectricity]

Paste this sentence into your search browser:

Article: We Energies to pay some damages in explosion; Man burned in 2003 accident at Patrick Cudahy plant

[dangerouselectricity]

Actually all three were injured by the arc blast explosion. Notice the helmet didn't fall off. The hairnet and helmet harness was melted into the skin. Flames inhaled damaged lungs. One was induced into coma for a long time.

The court trial concluded recently.

[kenjidakota]

at least they are not in a serious injury.

[livefreeinuk1]

thats what happens when you dont check for dead

[gummiandensunset]

reed the text, they had to do some work with the power on.

[swiftnuts99]

HOLY FUCK!!