Pattaya's shame! Man electrocuted in the street right outside district chief's house

[spermwhale]

Who is not surprised by this. Safety is never a consideration in Thailand. 

[Jackin1960]

7 hours ago, NormanW said:

Simply shocking that this can happen in 2017. 

RIP.

The man was named as Soei Khiawphansa, 54, and is believed to be recovering in Bang Lamung Hospital!!

[LannaGuy]

7 hours ago, darksidedog said:

Dude, read the second last line, he isn't dead, though the term "simply shocking" seems entirely appropriate, given the nature of the incident.

 

Sawang Boriboon medics desperately tried to save his life with CPR

 

"tried to save his life"  does, sort of, imply he's a gonner?

[bbbbooboo]

hmmmm.......hope he didn't leave any dirty burn marks on the district chief's power pole.....

[sambum]

7 hours ago, mahjongguy said:

In US English, electrocuted means dead.

So what do they call it when some one is rendered unconscious by contact with electricity?

[balo]

I wonder whats it like to survive something like this ? Will his organs be working nornally ? What about his brain ?

[diehard60]

ok wait until someone gets killed before the town chief does anything. good man.

[sambum]

1 hour ago, Thaimike370 said:

Electrocuted means you are Killed by electricity.  Not just received an electric shock.

Wrong!

[LannaGuy]

Just now, sambum said:

Wrong!

Yes it is wrong and  I have been electrocuted many times and I'm very much alive much to the chagrin of some lol 

[lvr181]

Safety (along with accountability and responsibility) is another word not understood/does not translate to Thai. 

 

Hope the victim fully recovers.

[farcanell]

21 minutes ago, sambum said:

So what do they call it when some one is rendered unconscious by contact with electricity?

Electric shock.

 

the yanks are right on this one.... they invented the word from electricity + execute, however, due to a lack of alternative words, electrocute has become increasingly more common for non lethal shocks as well.

[sambum]

42 minutes ago, LannaGuy said:

 

Sawang Boriboon medics desperately tried to save his life with CPR

 

"tried to save his life"  does, sort of, imply he's a gonner?

Agreed - and "believed to be" isn't the same as saying "is". Think it's a bit of a "lost in translation" thing!

[sambum]

10 minutes ago, farcanell said:

Electric shock.

 

the yanks are right on this one.... they invented the word from electricity + execute, however, due to a lack of alternative words, electrocute has become increasingly more common for non lethal shocks as well.

"Electric shock." Yes - I like that!

 

So the post should have read:-  

 

" PATTAYA: -- A 54 year old visitor to Pattaya has been taken to hospital after suffering from an electric shock caused by a hanging wire right outside the Bang Lamung district chief's house."

 

And NOT:- 

 

" PATTAYA: -- A 54 year old visitor to Pattaya has been electrocuted by a hanging wire right outside the Bang Lamung district chief's house."

Edited July 20, 2017 by sambum

[observer90210]

The current situation is absolutely shocking nationwide!!!!!

 

Will the electric company's negligence be accountable?

 

 

[Rimmer]

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[HHTel]

Webster's versus Oxford dictionaries.  US English vs British English

 

"Two nations separated by ONE language"

 

 

[LannaGuy]

1 minute ago, HHTel said:

Webster's versus Oxford dictionaries.  US English vs British English

 

"Two nations separated by ONE language"

 

 

Totally true but it's called English for a reason  

[owl sees all]

8 minutes ago, HHTel said:

Webster's versus Oxford dictionaries.  US English vs British English

 

"Two nations separated by ONE language"

OP is about a tragic incident and most of the posts have been bickering about the meaning of the word "Electrocution" or variants of.

 

Why didn't the guy wrap something around the end of the cable or hook it up somewhere? Not the one who got the shock but his mate.

Edited July 20, 2017 by owl sees all

[davidstipek]

Did not Someone Make a Posting Internationally about the poor Condition of Wiring on Power Poles... Not long ago??

 

Could have been Bill Gates???

 

Government Laughed it off.... 

 

Now this happens!! Lunch is over Guys!!! Get back to work!

[nycjoe]

 

I know of a fellow who almost lost his hand fooling around with electricity at his home. Be super careful!

 

[sambum]

19 minutes ago, davidstipek said:

Did not Someone Make a Posting Internationally about the poor Condition of Wiring on Power Poles... Not long ago??

 

Could have been Bill Gates???

 

Government Laughed it off.... 

 

Now this happens!! Lunch is over Guys!!! Get back to work!

Yes, it was Bill Gates, and to be honest they had a song and dance, a few promises and a bit of a "tidy up" in a couple of places, and then things went back to "normal".

[dallen52]

Interesting. 

I had a friend with me yesterday and we came back from Koh Larn.

He was mortified with the electrical wiring hanging everywhere. 

I said, "don't be surprised if you see someone has tapped into a light pole somewhere for free power."

And behold, right as you step off the concourse the light pole had the cover off and a contractor was tapped into the terminal block. 

Working in health and safety training, I cringe. 

I carry a voltage tester pen and mini.multimeter in my laptop bag always.

When here always remember. 

 

Black is active.

Or whatever they decided to use on that particular day.

 

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, aussie11950 said:

So the watch shop owner watched the dangling wires in case someone was electrocuted, but his friend who was staying at his house was electrocuted.

Didn't he get warned?

 

Not only did he forgot to tell his friend but he also got tired and went to sleep, he could have at least put out a sign or something to warn other people of the danger before going to sleep

Electricity & ignorance kills!

[terryofcrete]

Best way to be thinking safe in Thailand is think Third World, most people I know at home would be digusted by some things that are taken as " normal" . Sidewalks or footpaths, holes in the path everywhere, dangling wires, nobody obeying traffic lights or pedestrian crossings , food hygiene, toilets, , and on and on, the list is endless.  

[wvavin]

If I am an electrician, I would have connected the live wire to the main gate of the district chief's house.

[Redline]

Nothing will change

[Bruce404]

There are quite a few webpages and Youtube videos explaining what to do, and not to do, if one finds oneself within a few dozen meters of downed power lines, which might still be energized.  

 

They explain the feet-together hopping steps or shuffling steps needed to move away from the wires.  These avoid electricity in the ground finding that your body makes a better conductor than the ground in the space between separated feet.

 

Here they are.  Enjoy:

http://www.crpud.net/stay-safe/outage-center/stay-safe-around-downed-lines

 

https://www.quora.com/Electrical-Safety-What-should-you-do-if-a-power-line-falls-on-your-car  

 

 

https://pse.com/safety/electricsafety/pages/downed-power-lines.aspx

 

Edited July 20, 2017 by Bruce404

[owl sees all]

33 minutes ago, wvavin said:

If I am an electrician, I would have connected the live wire to the main gate of the district chief's house.

I'm definitely not so please tell what you would happen. Maybe he would get a shock of some kind.

 

And also; if one is struck by lightning is one said to be electrocuted, eleletric shocked or just unlucky?

Edited July 20, 2017 by owl sees all

[moe666]

If you live you are shocked if dead then electrocuted 

[CharlieH]

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