Worksafe review finds mistakes were made in electric shock incident
20 Dec, 2020 10:46 PM
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Otago Daily Times
Electricity line workers not wearing insulated boots was one of the shortcomings identified in the investigation of a non-fatal electric shock incident at Millers Flat on August 20.
One of the workers, employed by lines company Connetics, received an electric shock when a 11kv line being moved came into contact with a live 33kv line.
The worker was retrieving parts from a truck energised for between one and two seconds.
The investigation a duty holder review for WorkSafe NZ was carried out by the company, and a partially redacted version was released to the Otago Daily Times.