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| Two Alabama Power workers, both 19, are fatally electrocuted while helping restore power - taking Ida death toll up to seven as desperate Louisianans are left to scavenge for food and wait hours for emergency supplies in the wake of the devastating storm |
| 2021-09-02 |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #3 If you read down thru the Daily Mail's rather random word salad, you find out that these two guys were newbies working for Pike Electric, an electrical subcontractor. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2021-09-02 14:33 |
| #2 More likely they were given tasks that they were unsure of doing properly and also were most likely unsupervised and on their own while doing so. I haven't read the actual OSHA report log yet, so don't have all the details. The 2nd year electrical apprentices (of a 5-year program) are usually around 18-20 and require 'direct supervision' which means that they must have a journeyman (or higher) supervisor working directly with them and not in the next room (or down the block) doing something else. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2021-09-02 09:17 |
| #1 Very, very sad and points to a possible issue with employee training, as power companies continue to trend toward cheaper contract labor. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-09-02 04:59 |