SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
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DIG WITH CAUTION
• Accidental severing of underground cables or gas
lines may cause an explosion and/or fire, possibly
resulting in serious injury or death.
- Before digging, check the location of cables, gas
lines, and water lines.
- Keep the minimum distance required by law from
cables, gas lines, and water lines. If a fiber optic
cable should be accidentally severed, do not look
into the end. Doing so may result in serious eye
injury.
- Contact local authorities and/or the utility
companies directly (electric power, gas, telephone,
water, sewers, telecommunications, etc.) to obtain
information about underground utility lines.
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OPERATE WITH CAUTION
• If the front attachment or any other part of the
machine hits against an overhead obstacle, such
as a bridge, both the machine and the overhead
obstacle will be damaged, and personal injury may
results as well.
- Take care to avoid hitting overhead obstacles with
the boom or dipper.
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AVOID POWER LINES
• Serious injury or death can result from contact with
electric lines.
- In case of works near air electrical lines respect
the necessary safety distances:
Operation Voltage Safety distance
up to 1000 V 1.0 m
from 1 kV to 110 kV 3.0 m
from 110 kV to 220 kV 4.0 m
from 220 kV to 380 kV 5.0 m
unknown 5.0 m