KCP&L teaches local first responders about electrical safety
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Gabe Franklin
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KCP&L lineman Glen Maughmer.
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7200 volts of electricity arcs between the line and the grounded pole held by KCP&L lineman Glen Maughmer.
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Members of Nevada Fire Department, Police, Public Works, Sheldon Fire Department, and Sheldon Board of Alderman, and Vernon County Ambulance District listen intently to to KCP&L lineman Shawn Spiwak.
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KCP&L lineman Shawn Spiwak lost his right arm, right left, and left ring finger in a 2008 accident where he came into contact with a live 7200 volt power line.
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7200 volts of electricity arcs between the contact on the trailer and the grounded pole held by KCP&L lineman Glen Maughmer.
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7200 volts of electricity arcs between the contact on the trailer and the grounded pole held by KCP&L lineman Glen Maughmer.
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Exposed steel belts on worn radial tires can conduct electricity.
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Maughmer demonstrates what happens when an aluninum ladder comes into contact with 7200 volts.
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Heat build up in a wet manilla rope causes it to catch fire when draped across two power lines.
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Maughmer demonstrates what happens what a shovel breaks the insulation of an underground power line.
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Maughmer uses an insulated orange pole to point to the lightening arrester that failed and created the conditions that led to Spiwak's accident.
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KCP&L lineman Glen Maughmer (left) shows the audience the inside of a hotdog that has been burned by electricity. Lineman Shawn Spiwak lost his right arm, right leg, and left ring finger in a 2008 accident where he received fourth and fifth degree burns from coming into contact with a live 7200 volt primary power line.
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The trailer used by KCP&L to educate first responders on electrical distribution systems.