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If there is no immediate danger, take these steps:

• Move the equipment away from the line if you can do so safely.
• Have someone call 911 and the electric utility right away.
• Stay on the equipment until rescue workers say it is safe to get off.
• Warn others away. When equipment hits a line, workers standing on the ground are in the greatest danger.

If fire or other imminent danger forces you off, do not touch the equipment and the ground at the same time.
Jump clear, land with your feet together, and shuffle away with small steps, keeping both feet close together and on the ground at all times.

 

If your equipment touches a power line, wait on the equipment until rescue workers arrive. If you must get off, jump clear without touching the equipment and the ground at the same time. Shuffle away with small steps, keeping both feet close together and on the ground at all times.