He should have paid attention to the warning on the cable he dropped in
the hole:

"Caution!  Cable not to be used to conduct more than 3.6KW.  169MW is
right out."

-Adam

Bob Ammerman wrote:

>I have done a lot of work at the Robert Moses Niagara Power Project (at
>Niagara Falls). One time a contractor was working on grouting concrete on
>the top of an enclosure above a 169MW transformer. There was a large hole in
>the middle of the roof for cooling, etc. Said contractor dragged his
>extension cord across the roof and it fell into the hole, directly across a
>115KV bus.
>
>Talk about sparks! (and an amazing bang)
>
>Miraculously no one was hurt.
>
>Bob Ammerman
>RAm Systgems
>
>

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