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Post by Soutpeel on Jun 11, 2017 18:57:05 GMT 7
Foreign Man Accidentally Electrocuted Foreigner was accidentally electrocuted while fixing pump in backyard. PATTAYA-7 June-[PattayaDailyNews]; at 18.00pm Pol Maj Col Jeerasak Abfang, inspector of NongPrue police station, was notified that a foreigner was electrocuted dead in a house. Police officers and rescue team were suddenly sent to the scene. At the location the officers found a body of Mr Petrus Gerardus Maria aged 65 from Netherlands. He had burn wound in right hand’s fingers and he had been dead for a half an hour. The villagers who witnessed incident told the officers that he was fixing pump before he shouted out loud for help. He ran to the backyard where they found the man laying on the ground. He immediately notified the officers but he unfortunately died before. Upon inspection the officers found torn electrical wire so they commented that he might accidentally touched the torn wire. pattayadailynews.com/hot-news/ |
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Post by rubl on Jun 11, 2017 19:46:04 GMT 7
Petrus Gerardus Maria, sounds like from the Southern part of the Netherlands. None his family name though.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2017 3:40:50 GMT 7
When being electrocuted, you will not be able to shout for help.
Words of personal experience.
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Post by smokie36 on Jun 12, 2017 3:43:06 GMT 7
No work permit tsk tsk deserved all he got.
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Post by smokie36 on Jun 12, 2017 3:44:20 GMT 7
In all seriousness though sad to hear of such a tragic accident which could happen to anyone.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2017 4:09:00 GMT 7
What kind of illiterate reprobate wrote that article?
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Post by Soutpeel on Jun 12, 2017 6:08:07 GMT 7
What kind of illiterate reprobate wrote that article? It most likely read ok in Thai I suspect many articles in the Thai news in English are direct translations from Thai articles and put into English by non native English speakers hence the "funnies" |
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Post by Soutpeel on Jun 12, 2017 6:12:35 GMT 7
In all seriousness though sad to hear of such a tragic accident which could happen to anyone. Tragic yes but most likely occurs a lot more than is reported, people fking with stuff they dont understand coupled with a dodgy electrical practices in Thailand to start with, ie the urban myth that Thai electric doesnt need grounding...water pumps and electricity, no proper grounding, metal casing..can only end badly |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2017 6:43:48 GMT 7
People who do not have the training and qualifications to work with power, in any country, are taking their lives for granted. No sympathy for those who think they can save a few dollars by doing an electrical job themselves, rather than fork out for an electrician. Not sure what happened in this case, could have been a pure accident. Regarding grounding - "The ground wire is an additional path for electrical current to return safely to the ground without danger to anyone in the event of a short circuit. In that instant, the short would cause the current to flow through the ground wire, causing a fuse to blow or a circuit breaker to trip." Apr 19, 2017 Electrical Grounding Made SimpleBY TIMOTHY THIELEUpdated 04/19/17 |
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Post by Soutpeel on Jun 12, 2017 7:43:44 GMT 7
People who do not have the training and qualifications to work with power, in any country, are taking their lives for granted. No sympathy for those who think they can save a few dollars by doing an electrical job themselves, rather than fork out for an electrician. Not sure what happened in this case, could have been a pure accident. Regarding grounding - "The ground wire is an additional path for electrical current to return safely to the ground without danger to anyone in the event of a short circuit. In that instant, the short would cause the current to flow through the ground wire, causing a fuse to blow or a circuit breaker to trip." Apr 19, 2017 Electrical Grounding Made SimpleBY TIMOTHY THIELEUpdated 04/19/17Not to try and sound like a safety numpty, but it is only very rarely that a " pure accident" ever occurs..... to me a pure accident is a siutation were the injured or killed had absolutely no control over the position they found themselves in obviously in this case this cant be true given the guy had full control of the circumstances/conditions...ie he chose to attempt this work and it was actions or lack of actions which lead to his demise, so not a pure accident as the guy himself had made choices |
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Post by me on Jun 12, 2017 8:54:47 GMT 7
People who do not have the training and qualifications to work with power, in any country, are taking their lives for granted. No sympathy for those who think they can save a few dollars by doing an electrical job themselves, rather than fork out for an electrician. Not sure what happened in this case, could have been a pure accident. Regarding grounding - "The ground wire is an additional path for electrical current to return safely to the ground without danger to anyone in the event of a short circuit. In that instant, the short would cause the current to flow through the ground wire, causing a fuse to blow or a circuit breaker to trip." Apr 19, 2017 Electrical Grounding Made SimpleBY TIMOTHY THIELEUpdated 04/19/17Even from my army radio tech training I know that grounding is not there to protect the person, it is to protect the supply. What is needed is a current leakage device to protect people. Not sure which trade school he got that from. |
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Post by Soutpeel on Jun 12, 2017 9:14:03 GMT 7
People who do not have the training and qualifications to work with power, in any country, are taking their lives for granted. No sympathy for those who think they can save a few dollars by doing an electrical job themselves, rather than fork out for an electrician. Not sure what happened in this case, could have been a pure accident. Regarding grounding - "The ground wire is an additional path for electrical current to return safely to the ground without danger to anyone in the event of a short circuit. In that instant, the short would cause the current to flow through the ground wire, causing a fuse to blow or a circuit breaker to trip." Apr 19, 2017 Electrical Grounding Made SimpleBY TIMOTHY THIELEUpdated 04/19/17Even from my army radio tech training I know that grounding is not there to protect the person, it is to protect the supply. What is needed is a current leakage device to protect people. Not sure which trade school he got that from. Correct and proper grounding is required for certain devices to operate correctly, ie to stop "electrical noise" |
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Post by me on Jun 12, 2017 9:30:38 GMT 7
Even from my army radio tech training I know that grounding is not there to protect the person, it is to protect the supply. What is needed is a current leakage device to protect people. Not sure which trade school he got that from. Correct and proper grounding is required for certain devices to operate correctly, ie to stop "electrical noise" Yes true.......and that includes making sure you do not have earth currents if you use multiple earths which should be avoided. Main purpose though is to isolate your house or the equipment from the supply so that you do not cause damage to the source by allowing excess current to flow. |
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