Man electrocuted at construction site with fire, Sand Hill MS
A man was electrocuted at a construction site near Highway 43 North and Highway 25 in the Sand Hill area. The grass near the incident caught fire but was extinguished. The victim was breathing and alert but had an entry wound in the hand and exit wound in the foot. AirCare was requested for transport to a medical facility. Power to the lines was cut off for safety during the rescue operation.
Audio|Source: Rankin County Police and Fire
05:56
Transcript:
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Highway 43 and 25, Highway 43 and 25, got a mill, has electrical contact. He is breathing, and he's laying on the ground. There's also something on fire. We're getting more information. We're on type 1, 13, 16.
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You're back in service.
00:18
Copy one-time UNC.
00:24
Think out 452 transporting to vaccine 2.525.
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25.
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Today.
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Oh.
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And on 465, priority line, Highway 43 North and Highway 25, Brandon, Highway 43 North and Highway 25 and Brandon in the Sand Hill area for a male who's electrocuted.
01:08
I'm sitting there for the text page now. He got electrocuted.
01:12
The grass caught on fire. The fire is out.
01:15
There's not a physical address.
01:17
It's just west of 25 on Highway 43.
01:22
Is this going to be a, um,
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uh,
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uh, uh, power employee?
01:31
Samaray works on a construction site.
01:35
Probably that.
01:48
I need three, interfacility flight request,
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Whitfield Regional to Brookwood, Baptist,
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and Birmingham.
01:58
Whitfield Regional to Brookwood Baptist in Birmingham.
02:05
It can be one of those new houses on the old 43.
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If you need me, let me know.
02:13
It's going to be a construction site.
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EOSC 1 will be in route.
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He's breathing right now, he's still down. Just go ahead and put AirCare on standby until I get on the scene and figure out what we got going on.
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Oh.
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6'5 in the route.
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Hopping around.
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Hoping around.
02:51
Friday, coming clear, I'll get caught in the voice like dispatch to see, I see.
02:58
Copy.
03:04
Highway 43 and 25 for the electrocution, coming from the camp station.
03:09
Are they going to be on Pac-1?
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I don't have Pac-1 on Ken Wood channel, so if you need me, just holler at me on the regular channel.
03:23
Have they shut off the power over there on power lines?
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Same again.
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What they did.
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Got me.
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Repeat that traffic central, I did catch that land.
03:45
The power's been cut off.
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In the road,
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there's not a physical address.
03:59
The Carver 1, I'm headed to you.
04:04
He's climbing if we need air carrier, they're going to have to land in the highway. There's nowhere else from what he's looking at.
04:17
You just said something on a group.
04:24
They called Rowan. Show me on location.
04:31
The Mazda.
04:37
I'm trying to throw in which direction did it again.
04:43
On 049 extension, I can't see it past A-PAC.
04:47
All I can really see is Dillon's health, but I know it's going towards Old 49.
04:53
Most of them will be able to catch up, food.
05:00
Out of the last street on Nore 49 extension,
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I want right next to Dylans and stop in front of Dillon's house, drop something off and left.
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Can you advise on air care?
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I've got an entry wound on the arm, came through the arm, and it actually did the boot right now.
05:22
Yes,
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go ahead and get air-toe in route, please.
05:35
Entry through the hand,
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exit through the foot.
05:40
Yes, we need to get air carrying route.
05:42
He is breathing, he is alert and oriented, but we do have contact going through the hand,
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through the foot.
05:49
Copy, we've got deputies around to block traffic so they can land in the hallway.
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Copy that.
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Sand Hill, MS 39047
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