Power line electrocution kills worker in Miami-Dade

A man who was working for a Florida Power & Light subcontractor died of electrocution on Wednesday in south Miami-Dade County after live wires made contact with his work truck, police said.

[@rcg6272]

"F" a time TABLE...A MAN JUST DIED.....

[@ihaveinsomnia1]

How horrific and sad. My condolences to the family.

[@thewoodmoose]

Electric workers are heroes, making sure we have, air, heat, etc..and the power we need to survive. RiP bro✌🏻

[@suwoolucc5300]

Thats so sad rip man , just trying to make a living .

[@insmileyfacemur4242]

I know it sucks I still need to pay my electric bill it sucks man

[@antictoaster942]

@@insmileyfacemur4242 my uncle was the man who died. He didn’t have kids. He was about to get married.. I wish I could’ve said goodbye one more time. 😢

[@Squirlliam]

That's a pole truck it's used to install new powerline poles into the ground this possiblity was a preventable accident if their truck would have been properly grounded to the ground The power would have passed through the truck without any resistance

[@jqsqueue]

That truck is also used to keep a pole in place while it’s being worked on.. the worker was most likely working on a live line and after it struck him it fell onto the pole caddy.

[@markwilliams4525]

The outriggers are grounding it but they can still catch on fire

[@sharonreilly2202]

Heartbreaking...prayers for his family

[@georgebalanzar4618]

Idont get it? How come power isn’t cut off before anyone works on it?

[@salandsstuart3873]

Respect to all the people that does these type of dangerous jobs and rest in peace to all that died during these types of dangerous jobs🙏🏽🙌🏽🙏🏽🙌🏽

[@godisgood7565]

RIP my dude I have so much respect for these kind of workers. Lord be with him and his family 🙏🙏🙏

[@antictoaster942]

Thanks the lord will b w me and my family also he was my uncle

[@godisgood7565]

@@antictoaster942 sorry for your loss my friend

[@antictoaster942]

@@godisgood7565 it’s ok man thank you

[@justtubing767]

Shocking!

[@treycherry1367]

we are covering this right now in a safety meeting.
grounds would of helped along with him staying seated. him going from the upper section to the lower caused a difference in step potential causing him to burn. the fall from the truck to the ground was the second time he experienced the difference. had he jumped off to the ground rather than stepping down/off, he may have survived.

[@FanoFinz]

RIP Brother!!!

[@harrybriscoe7948]

FPL has a reputation of cutting corners I had FPL and Clay electric , When I was with FPL they had 5 houses on one transformer.on my street

[@bjvu9460]

i thought the tires prevented current from passing through the vehicle and thre bucket is made of plastic.

[@markwilliams4525]

Nope, there's steel belts in tires but there's also outriggers that touch the ground to stabilize the pole truck

[@mattweger437]

Everything is a resistor with enough voltage

[@GDP445]

@@markwilliams4525 so what’s up with the worker catching on fire ? I’m no electrician or anything but I just don’t understand the science (possibly so much electricity it started cooking him ??)

[@markwilliams4525]

@DJ Akademiks Clips while I do electrical work I don't know much about the scientific part of it either except that when that much voltage is passing through you somewhere in the neighborhood of 7,200 or 14,400 volts it starts to break down your body tissue drying you out and cooking you from the inside out

[@christophergomez2584]

Did they postpone all electricity

[@yoyo8303]

I LL TURN OFF UA-cam TO AVOID THESE BAD NEWS

[@NOTIME4THIS]

😢 RIP

[@brucelamont1078]

This sad here 😩

[@phxrus]

My prayers ... ugly way to go

[@darcyphillips9324]

Wow this is sad condolences for the family of this man trying to make a live.

[@MasQueVencedorEnCristo]

Get right with Christ as death could take place at any time. RIP

[@tonyarichards5430]

*laughs in atheist

[@mattweger437]

*laughs in I got ice giants to kill

[@lotharhamburg5343]

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