On the evening of 21 November, the incident occurred at a go-go bar on Pattaya’s Walking Street when an electrician was fatally electrocuted while repairing a ceiling fan. The incident occurred at 19:05  prompting a response from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Pattaya Rescue Centre.

 

Rescue personnel arrived at the scene to find Ms. Rungsiya 38, the victim’s wife, in a state of distress. She directed rescuers to the ceiling of the establishment, where her husband, Mr. Payom Damrong, 32, lay motionless. Mr. Payom, who worked as the bar’s electrician, had been attempting to fix electrical wiring when the incident occurred.

 

Rescue workers faced a challenging situation as the victim’s body was located on a suspended ceiling and exposed to live electrical currents. It took over 30 minutes to safely recover the body. Unfortunately, Mr. Payom was declared dead at the scene.

 

According to Ms. Rungsiya, her husband had climbed up to repair the ceiling fan and had asked her to test the fan’s operation just moments before the incident. She then heard the sound of electrical sparking and, upon checking, found him unresponsive. She immediately called for emergency assistance, but it was too late to save him.

 

Authorities are investigating the incident to ensure safety protocols are in place and to prevent similar tragedies in the future.

 

Picture and video from responders.

-- 2024-11-22

 

 

 

10 minutes ago, Georgealbert said:

her husband had climbed up to repair the ceiling fan and had asked her to test the fan’s operation

Electrician's Rule #1, never get the wife to help. 

 

So she turned on the fan for him, heard a sparking sound but left the switch on???

 

Hmmm either she's a bit thick or wanted to get rid of her husband methinks! 

2 minutes ago, Korat Kiwi said:

So she turned on the fan for him, heard a sparking sound but left the switch on???

 

Hmmm either she's a bit thick or wanted to get rid of her husband methinks! 

I might suggest he wasn't the brightest sparky (oops), if he still was in contact with wires or the fan itself, after telling her to turn the fan on!

"...an electrician was fatally electrocuted..."

electrician in job title only.

This shows how well they inspect these places. They don’t. Probably live wires everywhere and no grounding. 

9 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Mr. Payom, who worked as the bar’s electrician, had been attempting to fix electrical wiring when the incident occurred.

Should have called a professional.

11 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Electrician's Rule #1, never get the wife to help. 

 

What goes around comes around......

38 year old Thai male was  electrocuted in a BBQ shop in Soi Arunotai last week when changing a light bulb.

11 hours ago, Jumbo1968 said:

38 year old Thai male was  electrocuted in a BBQ shop in Soi Arunotai last week when changing a light bulb.

 

Was it a fan or a light bulb?

18 hours ago, jcmj said:

This shows how well they inspect these places. They don’t. Probably live wires everywhere and no grounding. 

You only have to look at the wiring/cables etc in sois, just imagine what it was like in the ceiling. The first property I purchased in Thailand was a moderately priced town house on the outskirts of Bangkok. So I decided to get it renovated before we moved in. When the ceiling was exposed I ordered the total ripping out of the wiring and had the guy replace it to my standards, I'm a qualified plumber and I worked on many building sites. So I have a good idea how the wiring should be done, especially in confined spaces. Some sparkys even remove fuses and put them in their pockets so that no one switches on the power while they are working.

another great electrician... NOT... maybe... cut the electricity first?

On 11/22/2024 at 11:01 AM, Emdog said:

"...an electrician was fatally electrocuted..."

electrician in job title only.

 

Also the plumber just in name.

They often breaks up somewhere else needlessly when they are assigned to fix something.

On 11/22/2024 at 8:11 AM, jacko45k said:

I might suggest he wasn't the brightest sparky (oops), if he still was in contact with wires or the fan itself, after telling her to turn the fan on!

 

Disregarding the Rule No: Switch off and disconnect the power, before  servicing?

19 hours ago, Jumbo1968 said:

38 year old Thai male was  electrocuted in a BBQ shop in Soi Arunotai last week when changing a light bulb.

 

How did it ever happen?

Replacement of the bulb usually doesn't lead to the electrocution.

On 11/22/2024 at 4:27 AM, Georgealbert said:

Rescue workers faced a challenging situation as the victim’s body was located on a suspended ceiling and exposed to live electrical currents.

 

And nobody got the idea to switch off electrics?

7 hours ago, Mason45 said:

You only have to look at the wiring/cables etc in sois, just imagine what it was like in the ceiling. The first property I purchased in Thailand was a moderately priced town house on the outskirts of Bangkok. So I decided to get it renovated before we moved in. When the ceiling was exposed I ordered the total ripping out of the wiring and had the guy replace it to my standards, I'm a qualified plumber and I worked on many building sites. So I have a good idea how the wiring should be done, especially in confined spaces. Some sparkys even remove fuses and put them in their pockets so that no one switches on the power while they are working.

Many consider themselves as multi skilled but aren't much good at anything.

4 hours ago, black tabby12345 said:

 

How did it ever happen?

Replacement of the bulb usually doesn't lead to the electrocution.

Metallic light fitting, wet hands etc no earth.

On 11/22/2024 at 4:38 AM, SAFETY FIRST said:

Electrician's Rule #1, never get the wife to help. 

 

Why........?  🤔

14 minutes ago, transam said:

Why........?  🤔

 

read the article. btw, it's a joke 🙄

3 minutes ago, it is what it is said:

 

read the article. btw, it's a joke 🙄

I did..........🙄

58 minutes ago, Jumbo1968 said:

Metallic light fitting, wet hands etc no earth

 

Thanks, now I understood what happened.

He made it easy for the electricity to get through himself.

16 hours ago, black tabby12345 said:

 

Disregarding the Rule No: Switch off and disconnect the power, before  servicing?

I suspect the second part was passed over, but it sounds like we were at the testing stage. One can only imagine the wiring in these older GGBs.....

On 11/22/2024 at 4:32 PM, PETERTHEEATER said:

What goes around comes around......

Just like the Fan