I found out today when I got back to the office that a guy on another job was electricuted and airlifted by medical helicopter to a pittsburgh hospital's burn unit.
From what I understand, the guy was installing a test switch on an emergency ballast on a 2X4 trougher 277V. He was doing this with the power on.
He was working in a room alone with people near in other rooms. When he was being electricuted he could not let go. So, he kicked his ladder out from under himself. He fell about 4' to the floor. He was awake and breathing OK with no "bad" visible burn marks. They flew him as a precaution. Eveyone seems to think that he will be OK.
Sometimes it seems like it takes something like this to happen to us or around us to wake us up. When we hear stuff like NFPA 70E we think "we never had to do this kind of stuff before so I'll be fine". Tonight this guy is not at home with his family. He is in the hospital.
Please think about this the next time you decide to do something with the power on.
Brian
