[89983] in North American Network Operators' Group
Fixing outside plant isn't an easy job
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sean Donelan)
Sun Apr 16 23:28:12 2006
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 23:27:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com>
To: nanog@merit.edu
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
Maintaining the physical plant we all depend on is the job of a lot of
dedicated individuals. Its not an easy job, and sometimes it can be a
dangerous job.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/04/16/worker_electrocuted_while_fixing_telephone_pole/
SHARON, Mass. --A repairman for Verizon Communications Inc. was
electrocuted Sunday morning while fixing a damaged telephone pole in
Sharon, a company official said.
[...]
The fire department responded to a report of the worker shocked at about
8:30 a.m. Buckman was transported to a local hospital, where he was
pronounced dead.
