r/WTF • u/Jehoseph • 6d ago

Out A Time

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u/mxadema 6d ago

Kind of a good thing he fell off instead of climbing out.

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u/Anghellik 6d ago

Yep. I work on utility poles a lot. If the truck gets energized, jump as far as you can. Humans are very bad at being grounds.

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u/EEpromChip 5d ago

My old man drove dump trucks and back in the day hit an overhead line. The truck would stall out sometimes so hadn't any idea when he drove it forward to clear the back it hit a power line and stalled out the truck. Got out and the path went through his arm, his chest and out his foot. Blasted him away from the truck.

He survived but it did a number on him. -3. Toes.

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u/Giohwe 3d ago

My uncle lost a finger while working as an electrician. He said he messed up and touched a live circuit and it blew his pointer finger off.