Farmers, First Responders, and Large Equipment Operator's Luncheon 

 

Date: Thursday, March 7th, 2024

Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc.
3906 W. Broadway, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864

RSVP to Lynn Hutchison by Thursday, February 15th
618-244-5151, 
lhutchison@tricountycoop.com

Online form to register, available below

Lunch will be served!

We invite you to join us for a lunch and learn safety presentation given by Tri-County Electric Cooperative employees.  Topics covered will include:
What to do if your equipment/vehicle comes in contact with a powerline, best practices in electrical safety, how to assist someone who has been in contact with a powerline, and a ‘Live Line’ demonstration.  The first 100 registered attendees will receive a gift!

 

Keynote Speaker: Chuck Tiemann 

chuck tiemann

  Chuck Tiemann is committed to teaching others about electric safety. He is known worldwide for sharing his own unforgettable – and true – electric safety story. In 1980, then a lineworker at Kay Electric Cooperative in Blackwell, Oklahoma, Chuck made contact with an energized 7,200-volt power line. As a result of the accident, he died, was brought back to life, and then underwent the amputation of his left arm and right leg. Chuck is a safety and risk management instructor at Indiana Electric Cooperatives.