Safety Knights

Sad reminder to use a nonconductive tag line

While this doesn’t appear to have been a safe lift regardless, a nonconductive tag line may have prevented this fatality.

“A crane operator was helping move the new air conditioning unit onto the roof, and Lee was holding a chain to help guide its placement.

As the crane operator was moving the unit into place, the crane touched an electrical line overhead and Lee was electrocuted as a result.”

https://www.kvoa.com/news/arizona/tucson-man-passes-away-after-being-hospitalized-yesterday-for-electrocution/article_b9a1310e-1aba-11ee-9c66-4ba47db32e0d.html