In recent years, with the acceleration of urbanization and the improvement of infrastructure, high-voltage power lines have become more and more common in our lives. However, there have been frequent incidents of injuries caused by fish poles touching high-voltage power lines. So, when this happens, does the victim have the right to sue the local electricity company?This article will examine this issue.
First of all, we need to be clear: high-voltage power lines are highly hazardous facilities, and the power company has a high degree of responsibility for their safe operation. Therefore, in general, if the fishing rod touches the high-voltage power line and causes injury, the victim has the right to claim compensation from the local electricity company.
So, why is there such a right?This is because the Tort Liability Law of the People's Republic of China clearly stipulates that if damage to others is caused by high-voltage electricity, the property owner of the power facility shall bear the tort liability. The "owner of the power facility" here refers to the power supply company. This means that in the event of an injury caused by a fishing pole touching a high-voltage power line, the power supply company must be liable for compensation.
Of course, in order to successfully sue the utility and obtain compensation, the victim needs to provide sufficient evidence to prove that the injury was caused by the negligence or negligence of the utility. This includes proving that the victim took reasonable precautions before touching the high-voltage power lines, as well as proving that the power supply company failed to make timely repairs and set up safety warning signs.
In practice, the victim can choose to sue the power company directly, or he or she can choose to resolve the dispute through mediation. If mediation is chosen, the victim and the utility company can negotiate a compensation agreement, thus avoiding the cost and time of litigation. Of course, if mediation fails, victims can still seek legal recourse to protect their rights.
In short, when a fishing rod touches a high-voltage power line and causes injury, the victim has the right to claim compensation from the local electricity company. In order to successfully obtain compensation, the victim needs to provide sufficient evidence to prove that the injury was caused by the negligence or negligence of the electricity company. At the same time, victims can also choose to resolve their disputes through mediation to save time and costs.
In addition, in order to avoid the occurrence of similar accidents, power supply companies should strengthen the inspection and maintenance of high-voltage power lines, and discover and repair potential safety hazards in a timely manner. At the same time, all sectors of society should also strengthen publicity and education, improve the public's awareness of the dangers of high-voltage wires, and guide people to correctly use fishing rods and other tools that may come into contact with high-voltage wires.
Finally, we need to realize that although we can strengthen the management and protection of high-voltage power lines at the legal and institutional level, the most fundamental thing is to improve everyone's safety awareness. Only in this way can we really reduce the occurrence of human incidents caused by fishing poles touching high-voltage power lines.