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If you contact a power line...

 

Stay Put

If your equipment contacts a power line, stay inside the cab. DO NOT EXIT. Call 911 and your electric cooperative for help and warn anyone nearby not to approach your equipment. Only exit the machinery after you are told by the authorities that it is safe to do so.

Exiting equipment that has contacted energized power lines can cause electrocution. The downed power lines could be charging the equipment with electricity and, if you step out, you will become the electricity’s path to the ground and could be killed by electric shock.

Jump Clear

If you must get out of your equipment because of a fire, tuck your arms across your body and jump with your feet together as far as possible from the equipment so no part of your body touches the equipment and the ground at the same time.

Move away from the equipment with your feet together, either by hopping or shuffling, until you are at least 40 feet away. Electricity spreads through the ground in ripples. Keeping your feet together prevents one foot from stepping into a higher voltage zone than the other foot, which could cause electrocution.

Stay Away

When you are clear of the area, call for help and keep others away. DO NOT approach your vehicle again until utility crews and emergency responders tell you it is safe.

And Remember, Always Look Up

Farm equipment is getting larger. Bigger machinery improves productivity, but it can pose a threat to overhead power lines.

Always look up before operating machinery or raising implements. And be extra cautious when moving tall equipment around the yard and exiting or entering fields from roadways.

 

Know what to do if you hit a power line this planting season.

Would you know what to do if your vehicle crashed into an electric utility pole? Watch this quick video for safety tips on what to do and what not to do.

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134 S Lidice St
Tabor, SD 57063

Phone: (605) 463-2507
SD Toll-Free: (800) 925-2929
Fax: (605) 463-2419

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30am-4:00pm

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      • Energy Tips and Resources
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      • Electrical Department
      • Electric Grills
      • Security Lights
      • Internet Service
  • Safety
    • Resources
      • Call Before You Dig
      • Farm Safety
      • Power Line Safety
      • Emergency Preparedness
      • Generator Safety
      • Tree Trimming Safety
      • Electricity Safety For Kids
  • News and Community
    • Co-op News and Events
      • Cooperative Connections Magazine
      • My Co-op News
      • REED Fund
      • Operation Round Up®
      • Co-op Connections® Card
      • Basin Tour
    • Youth Programs
      • Scholarships
      • Youth Tour
      • Youth Excursion
      • Touchstone Energy Scholar of the Week
  • My Co-op Membership
    • Governance
      • Board of Directors
      • Member Information & Cooperative Bylaws
      • Capital Credits
      • Annual Meeting
    • About the Cooperative
      • Our History
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      • Mission, Vision, & Principles
      • About Touchstone Energy
      • ACRE
      • Employment Opportunities
      • Nondiscrimination Statement
  • Contact Us