What went wrong?

[Tr33Climb3r]

Was it the weight of the dummy that pulled him down? Might have been posted before.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKhMY5ZF6Fo&feature=related

 

[DonaldRobertson]

It kinda looks like he cut his support rope/line.

 

[Jamin_Mayer]

I've wondered about that one. Was he supposed to have a block higher than the rescue dummy?

And if those guys used a climb line, with a adjustable friction saver, he wouldn't have fallen.

 

[Tr33Climb3r]

That's what I was thinking Jamin.

 

[emr]

The linemen with the power companies around here have to use these now.
http://www.buckinghammfg.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&product_ID=1169
The old timers are resisting the change but all of the new linemen are being trained with them. My guess is that a Bucksqueeze would have helped that guy in the vid.

 

[RyanCafferky]

Our local utility in Portland (PGE) is requiring all of its linemen to use a second lanyard to pass things on the pole and is also requiring them to use the Bucksqueeze. They weren't too happy about either mandate at our job yesterday when they were dropping a line for us. They all had some nasty stories about sliding down poles though. Creosote coated slivers the size of fingers buried in arms! No thanks. I'll use an adjustable friction saver and a climbing line!

 

[zebhaney]

We have dissected this video for years at training courses. Old school lineman rescue. Take a wrap around the pole and over the insulator, tie a bowline to the victim, cut his lanyard/buckstrap, and control his descent using the friction from the wrap on the pole.

Goob was in a hurry and you can see that he grabbed the lead of the lowering line rather than the fall, so he was holding all of the weight of the dummy, which pulled him forward, which in turn pulled him off his hooks, and...

Speed should never be a factor in AR. No other rescue group does this, just arborists. If you ever get a chance to watch EMTs or First Responders you'll see that they respond quickly but never rush into a scene with the thought of get this guy to the hospital quick.