Eight-year-old boy electrocuted to death in school

[snoop1130]

Eight-year-old boy electrocuted to death in school

By The Nation

 

 

A young student at Lampang’s Chumchonbanmai School succumbed to injuries on Monday (July 13) after being electrocuted by a high-voltage Internet connection box that had been installed in the campus by government authorities.

 

Though police arrived as soon as they were notified of the accident, they were unable to save the eight-year-old boy.

 

His body was sent to Lampang Hospital for autopsy and doctors confirmed he had died from electrocution.

 

The boy’s parents are demanding that the school take responsibility for the incident and investigate the real reason behind their son’s death.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30391293

 

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[bluesofa]

Just now, snoop1130 said:

Though police arrived as soon as they were notified of the accident, they were unable to save the eight-year-old boy.

What were the teachers doing in the meantime before the police arrived I wonder?

Surely they should be trying CPR.

 

Just now, snoop1130 said:

The boy’s parents are demanding that the school take responsibility for the incident and investigate the real reason behind their son’s death.

Is this the initial shock, or do they think there's something else happened?

 

[Lingba]

another well supervised and "safe" electrical project built in Thailand....

[Mak25]

Build a high voltage box in the reach of children. What could possibly go wrong?

[nickcar]

Can anybody tell me what a high-voltage Internet box is?

[brucegoniners]

Electrocuted to death? Uh, that's redundant...

[bluesofa]

Just now, nickcar said:

Can anybody tell me what a high-voltage Internet box is?

It's a term used by reporters who don't know what they're on about.

Won't have more than 220V mains to it. Unless you're using reporters' logic: A high power (long range) Wi-Fi router must need a 132Kv supply.

[Venom]

Safety first. RIP

[macahoom]

7 minutes ago, brucegoniners said:

Electrocuted to death? Uh, that's redundant...

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary:

Definition of electrocute
transitive verb
1 : to kill or severely injure by electric shock

[tonray]

Just now, Venom said:

Safety first. RIP

Having taught a few years in government high schools...safety protocols don't really exist. Kids routinely recruited to get on ladders to clear debris off the roof, Exposed cables , Pesticide spraying in the schools during in session persiods with kids walking thru the spray....I kid you not

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, nickcar said:

Can anybody tell me what a high-voltage Internet box is?

Fatal...
Rip little one.

[Pilotman]

2 hours ago, tonray said:

Having taught a few years in government high schools...safety protocols don't really exist. Kids routinely recruited to get on ladders to clear debris off the roof, Exposed cables , Pesticide spraying in the schools during in session persiods with kids walking thru the spray....I kid you not

That's because most of the teachers have the IQ and competence at teaching,  of a squirrel. 

[johng]

At the entrance gate of local school where the kids run around and play without a care in the world

don't worry they are "safe"   because they wear a face mask

 

[JeffersLos]

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

a high-voltage Internet connection box

 

15 hours ago, bluesofa said:

What were the teachers doing in the meantime before the police arrived I wonder?

 

Wondering why they can't log-in into TikTok and Fatebuk, I'd imagine. 

[tonray]

24 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

That's because most of the teachers have the IQ and competence at teaching,  of a squirrel. 

Really....perhaps you can post their test scores here

[Pilotman]

Just now, tonray said:

Really....perhaps you can post their test scores here

so you are defending the standard of village teaching are you?  If you are, then that's an interesting view, considering where Thailand stands in the World of education. 

[Foghorn]

2 hours ago, Pilotman said:

so you are defending the standard of village teaching are you?  If you are, then that's an interesting view, considering where Thailand stands in the World of education. 

Do they have some standards now , that’s an improvement 

[xtrnuno41]

Still they dont get it. Why would you ground the installation? Cant see the bottom of the installation.

But never the less then the resistance is too high and the boy too low. If it is grounded, they did wrong , false safety again.

Placed at wrong spot, too open for everybody. Why not use a non metal box. OK , its Thailand still not aware of the danger of electricity.

Or why would you use an RCBO? It could already have been switched off before the accident.

Boy could have been alive.

If you dont know how to do CPR then you cant do it. How many Thai people, or in any other country, know how to do it right?

[mimavi]

On 7/15/2020 at 8:05 AM, Mak25 said:

Build a high voltage box in the reach of children. What could possibly go wrong?

what should the kid do without internet, they can not survive without. ironic meant