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AN ELECTRICIAN who suffered an electric shock when he placed his hand between two live 1000V terminals of a control transformer had to drive himself to the site’s workshop to get help.

Karma Barndon
Left: Control transformer with exposed 1000V terminals. Centre: Tiny hole in glove. Right: Wrist of injured worker.

Left: Control transformer with exposed 1000V terminals. Centre: Tiny hole in glove. Right: Wrist of injured worker.

According to a report by the Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, the electrician was looking for a fault in a vent fan control panel at one of the state's mines alone...

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