Panelco 1 lineman electrocuted
BOLINAO—A lineman of the Pangasinan Electric Cooperative 1 was electrocuted to death when he was transferring an electric meter in Sitio Bareg, Barangay Arnedo in Bolinao at about 9:30 a.m. on August 21.
The victim was identified as Richard Potenciano, a native of Quezon province but was residing in Barangay Arnedo, Bolinao.
Eugenio Villarreal, operations manager of Panelco I, said Potenciano, lineman for more than a decade in PANELCO and an expert in fixing power line, slipped on a wet ground holding the wire when he was trying to transfer the electric meter of one Michelle Carolino.
Aquino said, “hindi naman umakyat ng poste yong tao namin, kasi abot naman nya yong entrada, confident lang siya, aksidenteng nadulas kasi basa ang ground dahil umuulan-ulan, noong nag-slide sya, nadikit siya sa wire na ginagawa nya, may suot naman na safety gear pero aksidente talaga at medyo malayo yong area kaya hindi naitakbo agad sa hospital.”
The victim was rushed to the Rillera Hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.
Aquino said, “mayroon kaming usual na ginagawa sa office na pagdamay sa aming kapwa empleyado sa PANELCO, na ibinibigay namin ang one-day salary naming mga empleyado sa namatayan basta empleyado ng PANELCO.” (Leonardo Micua/Nora Dominguez)
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