If this is an EMERGENCY, Call 911, stay put, and read our safety instructions below.
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Would you know what to do if your vehicle or piece of equipment came in contact with a power line?
STAY PUT
If your equipment or vehicle contacts a power line, stay inside the cab/vehicle. DO NOT EXIT. Call 911 and Sioux Valley Energy for help and warn anyone nearby not to approach your vehicle. Only exit the vehicle after you are told by the authorities that it is safe to do so.
Exiting a vehicle 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.
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JUMP CLEAR
If you must get out of your vehicle 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 vehicle and the ground at the same time.
Move away from the vehicle 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.
Watch the video to learn more.