lineworker
Utility repair technician
A lineworker is someone who installs, maintains, and repairs electrical power lines and related equipment.
The job involves working at significant heights on utility poles or transmission towers, often in hazardous conditions including storms and power outages.
Lineworkers may also be called linemen, though lineworker has become the preferred gender-neutral term.
Lineworkers restored power to thousands of homes after the hurricane.
Wires carrying electricity overhead
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- substationPower distribution point
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
grid · transmission · distribution · overhead · conductor · insulator · current · pole
Cylindrical shaft or extremity
- spursHeel-mounted riding prods
- gaffsFish-landing hooks; faux pas
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- aerialElevated, or signal-catcher
ladder · ascend · descend · rigging · hoisting · boom · lift · tower
Death from electrical current
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- fallDescend under gravity
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- hardhatProtective construction headwear
grounding · lockout · tagout · OSHA · regulations · hazard · PPE · rescue
Loss of electrical service
- restorationReturning something to condition
- spliceJoin end to end
- replacementWhat takes another's place
- troubleshootingSystematic fault diagnosis
inspection · rewiring · damage · fuse · reconnection · patching · rerouting · emergency
Hair-waving heated tools
- multimeterCombined electrical measuring device
- come-alongPortable ratchet hoist
- wrenchTool for turning fasteners
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
powerlines
Wires carrying electricity overhead
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- substationPower distribution point
- voltageElectrical potential difference
circuit · grid · transmission · distribution · overhead · conductor · insulator · current · pole · cable
pole
Cylindrical shaft or extremity
aerial · ladder · ascend · descend · rigging · hoisting · boom · lift · tower · crossarm
electrocution
Death from electrical current
hardhat · grounding · lockout · tagout · OSHA · regulations · hazard · PPE · rescue · clearance
outage
Loss of electrical service
- restorationReturning something to condition
- spliceJoin end to end
- replacementWhat takes another's place
troubleshooting · inspection · rewiring · damage · fuse · reconnection · patching · rerouting · emergency · on-call
crimpers
Hair-waving heated tools
- multimeterCombined electrical measuring device
- come-alongPortable ratchet hoist
- wrenchTool for turning fasteners
lineworkeroffice worker
Indoor professional employee
desk jockey · white-collar worker · pencil pusher · paper pusher · administrative assistant
lineworkerlibrarian
Collection manager at reading hall
archivist · actuary · bookkeeper · filing clerk · office administrator