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nie arst locator on the scene, who had deeacles of experience,

arrived to find himself alone on the site Asecond locator arrived

moments later and watched the following scene unfold. Q

"The iirst locator removed the locating equipment from his

truck, and liegan marking the taciliries near the damageol pole,"

according to the presenter. ”[fl1e'd looked up, he might have

nuticed that the sagging energized line was getting lower and umnv IRAINING ACADEMY
lower. His liody contactecl the line — pmbably without even

knowing it was there." A 7 —Q ""

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elecmcal buzzing noise. He heard Vlchrn call out bnefly oetore . so _ s-1 ,( : .,
falling to the ground. L /‘F _" 5‘ :»l ‘L; ’

The second locator called 911, but flzsl responders were unable to — / A ‘ '

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laetter communication and tightened situational awareness may .

have prevented this tragedy. Hazards should always be noted W H y _ _ _,

on locate tickets. Not only sagging electrical lines, but gas leaks, ‘ ' ‘ ‘ ‘ '

liad dogs, etc. The more the locator knows about these issues, the 7 ‘ f ‘
better the chance he has at mitigating them and completing the '33, h: 5 —
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Or it the locator made a habit of checking and re-checking his flm ‘ . ‘ ’
surroundings — particularly during a stoi-in — he might have

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