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Construction Worker Wins $6.7M in High-Voltage Electrical Accident Case

Construction Worker Wins $6.7M in High-Voltage Electrical Accident Case

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Anmol Tiwari
December 26, 2024
Construction Worker Wins $6.7M in High-Voltage Electrical Accident Case

Brian Quanstrum, et al vs. Flint Electric Membership Corporation et al

Case Background

On January 18, 2023, Plaintiff Brian Quanstrum and Lisa Quanstrum, filed a Personal Injury lawsuit in the State Court of Houston County, Georgia(Case number: 2023CV0054868 ). Jason Ashford presided over this case.

Cause

The severe electrical accident that forever changed Brian Quanstrum's life occurred on August 26, 2022, at a construction site in Warner Robins, Georgia. Before beginning any excavation work, Quanstrum's employer, Bore More Construction, followed proper safety protocols by contacting the 811 "call before you dig" service to request utility line marking. This critical safety step was intended to protect workers from underground hazards, but a series of negligent actions led to devastating consequences. Flint Electric Membership Corporation and Flint Energies dispatched a locator to the construction site, who allegedly cleared the area for digging. The locator assured Bore More Construction that all underground power lines had been marked and workers could safely proceed in unmarked areas. This assurance proved catastrophically wrong. An unmarked high-voltage power line carrying 7,200 volts of electricity lay just 18-19 inches beneath the surface—less than half the minimum 30-inch depth required by the National Electric Safety Code. The power line's placement also violated industry standards by being positioned less than one foot from the roadway, instead of the required minimum eight-foot distance. While using a post-hole digger to verify the location of a communications cable in what he believed was a safe, unmarked area, Quanstrum stru

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