Crane operator in Vladivostok burned shock caused by another

Unauthorized work in the buffer zone lines and unauthorized works near the high-voltage line in Vladivostok, causing severe burns to the crane driver.

On Sunday, April 14 at 12:10 in the control room of the branch "FEDC" "PES" was recorded off the air line 110 kV "Green Corner A number 2." As a result of a short circuit occurred automatic emergency shutdown line. To electricity consumers off not affected.

According to witnesses, the car park on the street Neybuta, 81 driver, operating a crane ISUZU, producing work for the removal of a manual shift truck with HINO. In this boom crane close to 110 kV. The victim driver was taken by ambulance to a burn center in Vladivostok.

The work was carried out in the buffer zone crane without permission of the coastal branch "FEDC". In fact will be filed to the prosecutor.

On the territory of the same parking lot earlier, in December 2006 already affected people. Then the driver of the crane damaged wire overhead line 110 kV "A weasel." By happy coincidence culprit accident survived and suffered minor injuries in the form of burns III and IV.

- The situation for us is really a very serious - Said Deputy Director - Chief Engineer of the seaside branch of "FEDC" Sergei Korchemagin. - We are concerned that with the use of special equipment in the protected zones of power lines do not stop, despite the fact that our organization has repeatedly warned, including through the media, that works in the protected zones power lines must be performed with the consistency of their respective owners. Know about all the business leaders who work with special equipment. However, another security breach turned serious injury.

Energy once again focus attention on the fact that any power supply facilities is an area of high risk. Voltages over 1000 volts "breaks" air gap. This means that the crane boom can not even touch the wire, and the arc will pass through the mobile crane.