Isolation failure leads to groundworker receiving electric shock
Monday, August 24th, 2009
South Eastern Electrical Plc was fined £50,000 for an incident in which a groundworks subcontractor suffered and electric shock. He came into contact with a live cable during operations. He was knocked unconscious for a while and suffered burns and bruising.
The Inspector’s comment in this case was;”The risks of working with electricity are well known and this incident could easily have been avoided.”