ELECTRIC LINESMAN'S DEATH
FELLOW-WORKER'S PLUCKY ACT
By Tolcgraph—Press Association,
Chrlstohuroh, August 7. •At the inquest on Patrick Kerr, eloctrio linesman, of tho Public Works wild, was electrocuted afc TaiTapu,evidonoo showed that he was working with a dead-lino somo five feet under tho livo cables carrying 11,000 volts. He stood up, bringing his head into connection with the livo wire. A verdict of accidental death was returned. Tho Coroner added a rider "That tho Public Works Department should consider tho possibility of making some contrivance which would minimise tho danger for men who Wore working near livo wires.": Mr. Jj. Birks, Government Electrical Engineer, _ expressed tho Depart-, mont's appreciation of the plucky act' of Robert Jeal, a fellow-linesman, in puffing Kerr away from the live wire. Joal ran a considerable risk, and if tho shock had not been such a severe ono he would probably have > saved Kerr's life. . ;■ ••
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2853, 18 August 1916, Page 5
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148ELECTRIC LINESMAN'S DEATH Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2853, 18 August 1916, Page 5
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