Colt/horse electrocuted by downed power line(killed)IS EMC Iiable.
What is the name of your state? Georgia.App.175 feet of power line down in tall grass.5 horses in the pasture.One stepped on 120 volt line and killed. Jackson Emc investigator said ACT Of GOD before he was hardly out of his truck.I had earlier started to roll 2.5 year old colt over looking for cause of death as line was NOT obvious in tall grass.I got shocked as I raised colts leg and started to roll him.(he was acting as a ground to line)EMC offical said ACT OF GOD(lighting) but fuse,breaker not blown.I looked at end of line the aluminum wrap was NOT melted(takes 1500 degrees,nor was the steel core melted(2200 degrees)later the EMC rep muttered it broke at the splice.Pole was set 175 feet deep into the pasture(3 lines)and went from pasture to across the street(paved black top)to a rental home.The EMC offical said lines from the 50s/60s/early 70s but meets code so the act of god)Term is used loosely by EMC.Newer lines are called TRIPLEX same amount of lines(3)2 shielded,1 bare cable with 120 volts but inter weaved so if ONE fails it just dosen't fall! EMC offical said BUT IT MEETS CODE and too many miles of line to update quickly(newest was early 70s?) Line that failed was a 1/2 from the EMC office! I called National weather and they found the street/area etc.and NO recorded lighting strikes or bad weather for a 24 hour period before line failed(didn't go back any further) in that area or road.The home the line went to(old home/rental)with a older gentlemen living there alone(he's a bit slow/off mentaly) he said power went off,noticed his fan and t.v.off after napping(heat woke him up) between 12:00 P.M. and 2:00 P.M.Got a call about colt at 7:30 P.M. EMC rep said well ALL OF THIS could have been prevented if HE had called to report power out.HE(renter)dosen't have a phone and I don't think was to preturbed to find power out.Broken line was NOT in the road but was wrapped in the hedges and fence/partial lying in road drainage ditch.I think someone moved it there thinking like I did it was a bare cable that had fallen off a truck etc.My colt was acting as a ground that is why I or other horses/anyone else wasn't shocked.I want $2500 for my colt(just sold two others month before of same quality for that amount)with bill of sales to prove it etc.Met with EMC rep again at their office(turned out to be SAME person and he's still going on about a ACT Of GOD.Have since met with another rep from MAIN office who is pondering it.Said he dosen't want to set a prescidents.
What is the name of your state? Georgia.App.175 feet of power line down in tall grass.5 horses in the pasture.One stepped on 120 volt line and killed. Jackson Emc investigator said ACT Of GOD before he was hardly out of his truck.I had earlier started to roll 2.5 year old colt over looking for cause of death as line was NOT obvious in tall grass.I got shocked as I raised colts leg and started to roll him.(he was acting as a ground to line)EMC offical said ACT OF GOD(lighting) but fuse,breaker not blown.I looked at end of line the aluminum wrap was NOT melted(takes 1500 degrees,nor was the steel core melted(2200 degrees)later the EMC rep muttered it broke at the splice.Pole was set 175 feet deep into the pasture(3 lines)and went from pasture to across the street(paved black top)to a rental home.The EMC offical said lines from the 50s/60s/early 70s but meets code so the act of god)Term is used loosely by EMC.Newer lines are called TRIPLEX same amount of lines(3)2 shielded,1 bare cable with 120 volts but inter weaved so if ONE fails it just dosen't fall! EMC offical said BUT IT MEETS CODE and too many miles of line to update quickly(newest was early 70s?) Line that failed was a 1/2 from the EMC office! I called National weather and they found the street/area etc.and NO recorded lighting strikes or bad weather for a 24 hour period before line failed(didn't go back any further) in that area or road.The home the line went to(old home/rental)with a older gentlemen living there alone(he's a bit slow/off mentaly) he said power went off,noticed his fan and t.v.off after napping(heat woke him up) between 12:00 P.M. and 2:00 P.M.Got a call about colt at 7:30 P.M. EMC rep said well ALL OF THIS could have been prevented if HE had called to report power out.HE(renter)dosen't have a phone and I don't think was to preturbed to find power out.Broken line was NOT in the road but was wrapped in the hedges and fence/partial lying in road drainage ditch.I think someone moved it there thinking like I did it was a bare cable that had fallen off a truck etc.My colt was acting as a ground that is why I or other horses/anyone else wasn't shocked.I want $2500 for my colt(just sold two others month before of same quality for that amount)with bill of sales to prove it etc.Met with EMC rep again at their office(turned out to be SAME person and he's still going on about a ACT Of GOD.Have since met with another rep from MAIN office who is pondering it.Said he dosen't want to set a prescidents.
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