Leo Burton Horne, 51, lineman, rescued Ernest L. Haley, 35, lineman, from electric shock, Fairview, Nova Scotia, August 24, 1944. While Haley was working 33 feet above the ground on a pole, his right arm got in contact with a coiled wire that was charged with a current of 2,300 volts of electricity. He was shocked and became unconscious, and flames rose three inches from his arm. Horne, who was opposite Haley on the pole, unfastened his safety belt, climbed up, and knelt on a double cross-arm a foot and a half above Haley. With one hand, on which he wore a rubber glove, Horne took hold of Haley’s shoulder and lifted him a foot, freeing him from the wire. The wire uncoiled rapidly, the free end striking Horne’s left thumb a glancing blow, causing a slight shock and a burn. Lowering Haley until his weight was supported by his safety belt, Horne then descended the pole to Haley’s level. Freeing Haley’s leg, which had become caught in wires, he then revived him. Other men reached the pole and aided in lowering Haley to the ground, Horne descending to the ground. Haley sustained serious burns but recovered. Horne sustained a burn on his thumb, which healed in two weeks. 40401-3459
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