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An electric utility lineman has to be mindful electricity travels approximately 186,000 miles per second, therefore extreme care must be taken when gloving energized primary voltages of up to 19.9 KV, yet this same lineman needs to be mindful enough to not sprain his ankle, thus causing an injury preventing him from performing his job.

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