Texas Posted June 17, 2016 Member ID: 2821 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 44 Topic Count: 72 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 644 Content Per Day: 0.13 Reputation: 379 Achievement Points: 5036 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/18/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 17 Birthday: 08/07/1984 Device: iPhone Posted June 17, 2016 (edited) I want to thank God today because I think he is seriously the only reason I am alive right now. The company I work for is so super safety that we have overlooked something. I found out something today and when I had got hung up on it all I could think about was my kids and then the woman I love! I almost died today. I was working on a 480 volt system I tested everything everything was dead I was splicing it together and it was like a hundred and five degrees in the room I was in because there was very little air flow but there was a metal box fan outside of the room I was working in so I got down off of my ladder and went over to the fan to cool off. I took my hard hat off and leaned over on the fan to get closer to get more air when I kneel down so as to get my head in the air flow as when my arm was on the metal fan when my knee touch the ground I had grounded out and little did I know that I was going to be shocked like nothing I have ever felt before. More investigation has revealed that the ground wire had come unattached from within the cord cap and there was no longer a ground and even worse the ground wire ahead laid over on the hot wire which had fully energized the metal fan and my sweaty arms along with my sweaty knee had made a ground Loop in the fan so I was getting 100% of the fan motor backfeed through my body I am lucky all I suffered was arm ache and shock I am fine now so far I will not find out until tomorrow if I have any kind of serious damage. So the moral of this story is if you work in the construction world don't look at everything as non harming because the thing you least expect to kill you will I will no longer ever touch a metal box fan again. Edited June 17, 2016 by Texas ANGUS, bds1961, NITRO and 1 other 4 Awards
fireurza Posted June 17, 2016 Member ID: 677 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 18 Topic Count: 172 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1457 Content Per Day: 0.26 Reputation: 791 Achievement Points: 9890 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 11/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 16, 2024 Birthday: 02/20/1986 Posted June 17, 2016 Glad your OK. I was listening to WBAP early and heard about a construction worker that died today. Apparently he got ran over by some equipment. When you are fully recovered let me know and I'll treat you to a drink. I only live up in Saginaw. hxtr and Texas 2 Awards
Texas Posted June 17, 2016 Member ID: 2821 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 44 Topic Count: 72 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 644 Content Per Day: 0.13 Reputation: 379 Achievement Points: 5036 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/18/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 17 Birthday: 08/07/1984 Device: iPhone Author Posted June 17, 2016 i'm right down the road from you Fort Worth on the White Settlement border! hxtr 1 Awards
hxtr Posted June 17, 2016 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 2.96 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129714 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Posted June 17, 2016 Holly crap Texas. 480 had to hurt man. Most I ever got shocked was 220 and it hurt bad enough. You are lucky to be alive. My advice to you is this... Get a non contact voltage sniffer. When I play electrician for a couple years it became my best friend. Then you know what is hot and what is not. <youtube> NITRO and Texas 2
bds1961 Posted June 17, 2016 Member ID: 1213 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 19 Topic Count: 174 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 5370 Content Per Day: 0.97 Reputation: 14015 Achievement Points: 47514 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 175 Joined: 03/04/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Birthday: 10/11/1961 Device: iPad Posted June 17, 2016 Two times I have been hit hard with electricity out of all the years I have worked around it. Once was a 277 lighting circuit. Hurt like hell. But the other that seemed like it hurt more was close to what you had. Back feed through a running motor on 120 volts. Less voltage but going through the motor or something else made it hurt a lot more than any 120 volt shock I have ever had. Maybe it changes the frequency don't know just never want to experience that again ever. You are lucky to be around, they way you describe the position you were in it should have passed through your heart area easily. Hope all tests come out with out any damage to you hxtr 1 Awards
NITRO Posted June 18, 2016 Member ID: 1095 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 34 Topic Count: 101 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3639 Content Per Day: 0.65 Reputation: 2460 Achievement Points: 24702 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 02/06/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 17 Birthday: 03/23/1979 Device: iPhone Posted June 18, 2016 Wow im glad your ok! Awards
7Toes Posted June 18, 2016 Member ID: 87 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 58 Topic Count: 98 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3789 Content Per Day: 0.66 Reputation: 3589 Achievement Points: 27251 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2022 Birthday: 04/02/1871 Posted June 18, 2016 its not the voltage but the amps that kill you 120v worse then 480v 480 knocks you away 120 makes you hang on Awards
7Toes Posted June 18, 2016 Member ID: 87 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 58 Topic Count: 98 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3789 Content Per Day: 0.66 Reputation: 3589 Achievement Points: 27251 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2022 Birthday: 04/02/1871 Posted June 18, 2016 Holly crap Texas. 480 had to hurt man. Most I ever got shocked was 220 and it hurt bad enough. You are lucky to be alive. My advice to you is this... Get a non contact voltage sniffer. When I play electrician for a couple years it became my best friend. Then you know what is hot and what is not. <youtube> those only tell you voltage is present does tell you some thimg is shorted to the casing of what you are testing that with Awards
7Toes Posted June 18, 2016 Member ID: 87 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 58 Topic Count: 98 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 3789 Content Per Day: 0.66 Reputation: 3589 Achievement Points: 27251 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 18, 2022 Birthday: 04/02/1871 Posted June 18, 2016 Two times I have been hit hard with electricity out of all the years I have worked around it. Once was a 277 lighting circuit. Hurt like hell. But the other that seemed like it hurt more was close to what you had. Back feed through a running motor on 120 volts. Less voltage but going through the motor or something else made it hurt a lot more than any 120 volt shock I have ever had. Maybe it changes the frequency don't know just never want to experience that again ever. You are lucky to be around, they way you describe the position you were in it should have passed through your heart area easily. Hope all tests come out with out any damage to you the amps the motor was pulling under load Awards
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