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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton
Inevitably, a couple are killed every year from this exact scenario..........and it has nothing to do with a home generator.
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So technically the second statement “and it has nothing to do with a home generator” is without factual basis and has been demonstrably dis-proven. The fact that utility workers are electrocuted by sources other than home generators is completely irrelevant.
Because the main thrust of the thread’s conversation is that improper use of home generation equipment operated through unpermitted and violative of the NEC connections can and do energize up circuit conductors that can kill utility workers through “generator feedback”. It does happen, it is addressed by the National Electrical Code, it is repeatedly cautioned against, and there are inexpensive approved and required solutions to prevent such danger.
The issue is not that electrocution is an unfortunate part of the occupation it is whether niggardly individuals are irresponsible when acting in ways that needlessly endanger others, and do so in ignorance.
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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton
My basis for the conclusion are the statements from the line crew that repaired one leg of my own service. Feel free to dispute them as you wish.
You provided a documented example of a similar circumstance that was linked to a generator. The same result can and does occur without the use of a generator. It's an unfortunate part of the occupation.
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