An apprentice electrician was killed by contact with 525 volts while he was installing a switchgear for a large piece of machinery in a manufacturing plant.
The victim was running a ground wire when he came into contact with an energized electrical power source. He had been working under the supervision of one journeyman who left for another job. A second journeyman took over. It appears the victim was not aware the panel he was working on was energized.
It took eight or ten minutes to get the victim to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
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