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Supercharger - Norfolk, VA
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Just left the Janaf Super Charger ... the lights being on means it is working. Hope i don't get put on a list .... 
Just pluged in to see if it works ... no signs anywhere not to use it ..... really nice shade tree ... needs a picnic table ...
Just pluged in to see if it works ... no signs anywhere not to use it ..... really nice shade tree ... needs a picnic table ... 
Drucifer
Active Member
A private contractor died at the Supercharger:
Man dies near electric car charging station in Norfolk
Man dies near electric car charging station in Norfolk
bishop1847
Member
I haven't heard yet if the ribbon cutting is still on for tomorrow. I'm wondering if Tesla will email those who RSVPed about the incident.
My father was there less than an hour ago, he said the site is shut down and there are news crews and detectives in the area. He said it was pretty chaotic (not surprising...) Terrible news for everyone in every way. ;-(
He was on his last leg of driving my car back on a california-to-north carolina cross country trip, and now doesn't have enough range to get to Plymouth. I think the nearby Nissan people are trying to help, which is awfully nice of them.
He was on his last leg of driving my car back on a california-to-north carolina cross country trip, and now doesn't have enough range to get to Plymouth. I think the nearby Nissan people are trying to help, which is awfully nice of them.
DFibRL8R
Active Member
Terrible news, very tragic to see anyone involved in building this amazing technology get killed.
According to this article, Tesla has confirmed it was an accident:
A Tesla spokesperson told WAVY.com, “During the installation process at our new Supercharger station in Norfolk, there was an accident involving an electrical contractor.”
http://wavy.com/2015/08/18/police-investigating-possible-electrocution-at-shopping-center/
Very sad this happened, but very likely was mistake by the contractor that led to the accident and not a malfunction of any equipment.
A Tesla spokesperson told WAVY.com, “During the installation process at our new Supercharger station in Norfolk, there was an accident involving an electrical contractor.”
http://wavy.com/2015/08/18/police-investigating-possible-electrocution-at-shopping-center/
Very sad this happened, but very likely was mistake by the contractor that led to the accident and not a malfunction of any equipment.
How horrible indeed. I don't understand what he would have been doing there that would be dangerous if the station was already operational.
What a tragedy...
What a tragedy...
According to this article, Tesla has announced they will postpone the ribbon cutting ceremony. I think that is clearly the right thing to do, since any news stories would focus on the accident anyhow and it would seem a disrespectful to have a party on site the next day.
Zarwin
Member
Yesterday, Supercharger | Tesla Motors was updated to 500 superchargers (2816 stalls) and last night it was reduced back to 499 (2810 stalls). Perhaps they were set to announce Norfolk as the 500th supercharger worldwide today and had to throw the breaks on due to this incident. I don't know if Norfolk was shown as active on the map yesterday when it read 500 though, so can't be sure.
Often there is some final work after these sites go live for people to complete. I have no specific information on this site, but utility workers operate and do maintenance on live systems all the time. I suppose sadly that it's worth repeating that virtually any electrical installation (residential, commercial, industrial) has more than enough current to kill someone who closes the wrong circuit. I'm sure eventually we (or maybe not "we the public" but "we in general") will know what happened here.
But I guess my point is that the station being operational or not doesn't really change the risk profile here - like working an oil rig or flying an airplane or lots of other things, if you don't follow the established safety procedures you can get into deep trouble. ;-(
But I guess my point is that the station being operational or not doesn't really change the risk profile here - like working an oil rig or flying an airplane or lots of other things, if you don't follow the established safety procedures you can get into deep trouble. ;-(
dhanson865
Well-Known Member
Sorry to see someone died.
Is the lot still taped off? supercharge.info shows it as active/open.
Is the lot still taped off? supercharge.info shows it as active/open.
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