CBS: Stray Electricity Can Kill
Interesting report this summer on CBS News:
In New York City in 2004, grad student Jodie Lane was electrocuted while walking her dogs She stepped on a slush-covered utility box with bad wiring.
CBS News checked with the 25 biggest cities and found only a few actively searched for contact voltage, including New York, Seattle, San Antonio and Boston.
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After being notified by CBS News, the Jacksonville Electric Authority said it inspected all the poles downtown and “repaired 27.” They’ve also decided to “begin annual inspections,” which would include a metal pole that measured 126 volts — within view of the utility’s headquarters. (CBS News)
As the above picture illustrates, we might have the same issue here in St. Louis. Will the hundreds of cities in the region check?
– Steve Patterson