Fatal accidents involving linemen on rise; Bescom says it’s ‘powerless’

Despite Bescom asserting that linemen are given modern safety gear and that the safety of workers is the utmost priority, data speaks otherwise.

On average, eight linemen have lost their lives every year since 2015, owing to electrical accidents on duty.

According to data accessed by DH, the number of fatal accidents among departmental workers has been consistently high.

However, the number of deaths has remained constant and Bescom’s efforts to secure the lives of its workers have not yielded results on the ground.