Electric shock kills man who unzipped at pier

Boonlua Chatree

A man who went to urinate near to Bali Hai Pier died when he touched a power pole that had not been properly insulated.

The incident happened shortly after midnight on August 2. An officer at the Bali Hai radio center reported that a tourist had been fatally injured between piers A and B, and Banglamung police and Sawang Boriboon Foundation rescue workers rushed to the scene.
The dead man was identified as Prayong Ngamsa-Ad, a 25-year-old resident of Udon Thani Province. He had suffered an electrical burn to his right hand. He was taken to Banglamung Hospital but was dead upon arrival.
Samphan Taepho, a 32-year-old stevedore who had been with the dead man, said that his friend had gone to urinate. He came into contact with a power pole without noticing there was a cable connected to the pole. The end of the cable was not insulated with duct tape. There was an explosion with sparks, and Prayong fell to the ground. His body convulsed four or five times, then he lay still.
The police took detailed photographs of the scene, and will follow up with the responsible departments, requesting that checks be made of other installations.
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Oh God - the garden lights earthing problem again

And who was it who kindly suggested I find a dog to test the earth by peeing on the lights - you cruel person you

Paul wrote:Oh God - the garden lights earthing problem again

And who was it who kindly suggested I find a dog to test the earth by peeing on the lights - you cruel person you

Brings back an old memory. Once, while on a field training exercise at Fort Hood, Texas, we received a broadcast message that no one should urinate on ground wires for generator trailers. Seems one fella did and was electrocuted for his trouble which is why the message was broadcast to everyone in the field.

theres been a few similar cases in patters too . be carefull where you pee in LOS

same story posted last week here.. http://www.udonmap.com/udonthaniforum/v ... php?t=5719

in that report it says he was waving his arms around when he came into contact with the wire on the post, no mention of pissing on it,i though it was only dogs that cock a leg up a post,still what ever the reason he is still dead from it,will they ever find the person responsable for the bad workmanship...nahhh doubt it, a small amount of compensation(if that) to the family and case closed i suspect.

and the gardens light should be ok as they should be low voltage and you would only get a much smaller shock if you take a "Johnny Cash" on them and a bare wire is poking through.

Update :

[quote]30,000 Baht Compensation for Lost Life

Pattaya reporters attended the cremation ceremony of unfortunate 25 year old Mr. Prayong Ngamsa-Ard who was electrocuted at,

Bali Hai Pier and died not long after at Banglamung Hospital in the early hours of 3rd August. At the ceremony, reporters met up with Mr. Prayong

so whats new ? there are loose ends all over LOS ,quality control and inspection are not a thai good point, maybe due to lack of attention span ? the pavements of BKK are littered with unfinished paving work ..