BusyB Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 ''... as they speculated who might take responsibility for the incident.'' I'm sure there's a really long queue for that privilege ... /s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harveyboy Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 7 hours ago, Elkski said: What Thailand needs are a few 100 million USD successful lawsuits on a few cases like this. Rip young guy just got his wings. yes but who you going to sue Somchai earnin 300 baht a day ...the elite bosses wi have their backs covered..for sure . do you know Who I Know.. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Some troll posts have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritScot Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 7 hours ago, PJ71 said: wow - that's not good. tbh tho i'm surprised electrocutions are not more common here, the wiring is a joke. They are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mywayboy Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 7 hours ago, worgeordie said: How many times have you seen them using plastic bags for insulation, on the ground in markets and elsewhere , another case of Thai maintenance , nothing will change until those that die or are injured receive proper compensation. just another day in Thailand..... rgards Wogordi Have any of the socalled (Tradespeple) carried out ant sort of apprenticeship or similar under any type of supervision. They're a bunch of Cowboys. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkk6060 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Wow, tough luck. Maybe he came here to safe Thailand to escape being one of Putin's soldiers. Only, to get himself dead. Very sad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new2here Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 8 hours ago, Elkski said: What Thailand needs are a few 100 million USD successful lawsuits on a few cases like this. Rip young guy just got his wings. That is, in some small part, why there’s no real rush to fix things… IF/WHEN something happens, there’s commonly little “blow back” and the costs of whatever DOES happen, is comparatively small - to that of the costs to actually fix the issue I don’t think massive lawsuits is the solution mind you, but having a situation where there a very very low risk of real financial liability due to successful liability cases, is one contributing reason why a business may low prioritize these matters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bangkok Barry Posted December 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2022 8 hours ago, webfact said: Police said it looked like a short circuit after they identified faulty wiring with duct tape loose Every person who has done any wiring work at my house has used duct tape, including a relative who claims to have gone to electrician college for three years and to have worked at large hotels in Bangkok. I've argued with my wife about it and demanded a proper job be done, but no-one here is going to tell anyone they need to do a job properly because it would cause loss of face. The only solution is DIY. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gomangosteen Posted December 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 16, 2022 Back to the young man who died - from Thairath News he'd been resident in Thailand since age of five years so I think we can ignore the 'avoiding Putin' claims. Just a kid. Though a very tall one, 2.10m at age 19. His younger brother Benjamin Sobolev, 16, was also present at the time of his brother's death He was the second runner-up in the world in 2018-2019 for Flow Rider Global (surf simulator, as shown above). He only took up basketball at age 17, and played for the Pattaya Basketball Club team and competed in some of Thailand's major 3x3 basketball tournaments, sweeping almost every championship. 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDfella Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Condolences to the young man's family. Safety is a joke here as reflected in Thai driving, other electric issues, etc. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyn Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 I dont think its lack of training its more a dont give a damn attitude ,any old bodge will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokey and the Bandit Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 2 hours ago, hellohello123 said: I failed electronics in high school , but if someone is electrocuted and still in contact with the bit responsible, doesn't every one else who grabs him gets zapped as well? If they were grounded, standing in water, yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad mick Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 (edited) RIP. Very lucky people who helped did not receive electric shocks also Can be risky , pulling anyone away or off from electricity source metal or pipe whatever the current going right through them into someone else tyring help lucky not more casualty you think doing right thing its normal reactive moment ! Condolences to family Edited December 16, 2022 by Mad mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damo1967 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 7 hours ago, realfunster said: I'd like to think I have a sense of humour but this is just in poor taste mate.... If the picture is the actual wiring involved , then it looks like a complete amateur botch-job and was an accident waiting to happen. RIP to the young man, whatever his nationality ! I also think in very poor taste! You are correct.. a guy young has lost his life, and it should not matter what his nationality was... I wonder if this keyboard warrior would have made that same comment if it was his young brother? Most people on this forum are still just plain sad. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arick Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 It happens all the time last year the guy died looking for frogs in the night got to close to wiring around a well pump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banana7 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Hopefully, someone will be charged with negligence causing death, or dereliction of duty causing death and loses their job and spends some time in prison. Also a healthy payment to the parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flexomike Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 9 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said: From the picture. What's blue PVC water pipe got to do with electricity? look at the bunch of wire above the pipe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak2002003 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 9 hours ago, PJ71 said: wow - that's not good. tbh tho i'm surprised electrocutions are not more common here, the wiring is a joke. I think it is common here. Only reason this is in the news it its a farang that died. A Thai friend of our was electrocuted and died a few months back from faulty wiring at his new shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak2002003 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 14 minutes ago, Banana7 said: Hopefully, someone will be charged with negligence causing death, or dereliction of duty causing death and loses their job and spends some time in prison. Also a healthy payment to the parents. Yeah.... What do you think the probability of that happening is? Maybe some grovelling and money to the poor kids family in lucky. Doubt anyone will be held responsiable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuandjulie Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 7 hours ago, webfact said: Russian Basketball Player Electrocuted In Pattaya by TNR Staff A YOUNG Russian basketball player was electrocuted to death at a community sports field in Pattaya last evening (Dec. 15) after touching a damaged light pole with other athletes revealing that there are electrical leaks at several other points too, Sanook.com said this morning. At 10 p.m. Sawang Boriboon Thammasthan Foundaton’s Radio Centre received a report that someone had been seriously injured by an electric shock at Pattaya’s community sports field in Soi Sukhumvit Pattaya 15, and a team quickly went there. At the scene they found Mr. Alexey Sobolev, 19, lying motionless and breathing heavily at the edge of a fence next to a light pole. They quickly gave him cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as some athletes watched and rushed him to the hospital but he later died there. Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/12/16/russian-basketball-player-electrocuted-in-pattaya/ -- © Copyright THAI NEWSROOM 2022-12-16 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. Monthly car subscription with first-class insurance, 24x7 assistance and more in one price - click here to find out more! First problem, if he was breathing he don't need cpr as his heart is still beating 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 4 hours ago, hellohello123 said: I failed electronics in high school , but if someone is electrocuted and still in contact with the bit responsible, doesn't every one else who grabs him gets zapped as well? I am no expert electrician but surely "yes" !! Exactly what I thought when I read this in the OP: "He was electrocuted. Friends pulled him off and called for rescue'" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twizzian Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Masters of the PVC tape Bodge it and Scarper.. My second living room is completely wired without Earth cable. Useless, lazy & totally unskilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 10 hours ago, webfact said: Police said it looked like a short circuit BS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woof999 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Sad loss of life. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dart12 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Duct tape. Main Power Line. Outdoor area that is hit frequently with storms. Tells me enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Not for him the dangers of Ukraine, come to Thailand, it's safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSePuede419 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 10 hours ago, webfact said: Police said it looked like a short circuit after they identified faulty wiring with duct tape loose in the immediate area of the incident. The low bidder. ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 43 minutes ago, Burma Bill said: I am no expert electrician but surely "yes" !! Exactly what I thought when I read this in the OP: "He was electrocuted. Friends pulled him off and called for rescue'" The rescue teams should carry a 2 metre dry wooden pole with a hook at the end to pull people away from live wires. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanuman2547 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 A very sad day for this young man, his brother, girlfriend, and parents. May he RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecoolfrog Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 10 hours ago, worgeordie said: How many times have you seen them using plastic bags for insulation, on the ground in markets and elsewhere , another case of Thai maintenance , nothing will change until those that die or are injured receive proper compensation. just another day in Thailand..... rgards Wogordi Adequate compensation is only a part of the solution , what is really needed is a slew of manslaughter charges aimed at those responsible for these incidents. That means the heads of departments not some 500 baht a day fall guy. Will never happen though of course , corruption and lack of responsibility too heavily embedded into the national psyche. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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