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2021-09-02 -Obits-

Two Alabama Power workers, both 19, are fatally electrocuted while helping restore power - taking Ida death toll up to seven as desperate Louisianans are left to scavenge for food and wait hours for emergency supplies in the wake of the devastating storm

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-09-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Very, very sad and points to a possible issue with employee training, as power companies continue to trend toward cheaper contract labor.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-09-02 04:59|| 2021-09-02 04:59|| Front Page Top

#2 More likely they were given tasks that they were unsure of doing properly and also were most likely unsupervised and on their own while doing so. I haven't read the actual OSHA report log yet, so don't have all the details.

The 2nd year electrical apprentices (of a 5-year program) are usually around 18-20 and require 'direct supervision' which means that they must have a journeyman (or higher) supervisor working directly with them and not in the next room (or down the block) doing something else.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2021-09-02 09:17|| 2021-09-02 09:17|| Front Page Top

#3 If you read down thru the Daily Mail's rather random word salad, you find out that these two guys were newbies working for Pike Electric, an electrical subcontractor.

Posted by ed in texas 2021-09-02 14:33|| 2021-09-02 14:33|| Front Page Top

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