Highline Electric Association lineman Ben Kafka secures a dummy during an annual training exercise Oct. 23. Linemen were required to lower a 185-pound dummy to the ground using ropes, in a situation meant to simulate a worker coming into contact with a high-voltage wire. — Johnson Publications photo
Highline Electric linemen tackle annual safety training
For the linemen of Highline Electric Association, who often work in remote areas, medical help in case of an accident is often a long ways away.
