I found this story on the internet
" a 33-year-old male journeyman electrician was electrocuted when he contacted an energized wire in a fluorescent light fixture in a private residence.
The victim and a helper were repairing an electrical system at a private residence. At 4:25 P.M., the victim called his office to notify his supervisor that the work could not be completed by the normal quitting time of 4:30 P.M. The helper had been trying to repair a 110-volt, 4-foot-long fluorescent light over a stainless-steel sink in the kitchen. He had replaced the ballast but could not get the light to work properly. The helper asked the victim for assistance. The victim was sitting on the sink when he apparently contacted an energized wire on the load side of the ballast. The circuit had not been de-energized either at the panel box or at the single-pole switch on the wall beside the sink. It is not clear whether the victim knew the circuit was energized or not. At 4:35 P.M. the homeowner discovered the victim and pulled him away from the light. The helper and homeowner contacted the Fire Department and tried to make the victim comfortable. The victim responded that he was all right. Fire Department personnel arrived at 4:50 P.M. and transported the victim to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. The cause of death was cardiac arrythmia due to electrocution. Later investigation determined that the voltage on the load side of ballast was 400 volts. The reason the light would not work was that the lamp was burned out. Recommendations:
o Employees who work around electrical circuits and equipment should de-energize these systems before beginning maintenance or repairs.
o Employees who work around electrical circuits and equipment should be trained in CPR.
o When work on energized circuits or equipment cannot be avoided, employers should implement the safeguards necessary to complete such work safely. See the September 1983 NIOSH report "Guidelines for Controlling Hazardous Energy During Maintenance and Servicing."
So a homeowner who wasn't bright enough to think he should try a new lightbulb called in an electrician. He was equally dumb or simply assumed the home owner had given new lightbulb a thought so he went on trying to fix the fixture without a problem, but a burnt out lightbulb. If he didn't skip a step of asking the homeowner if he tried a new bulb would've spared him his life...
" a 33-year-old male journeyman electrician was electrocuted when he contacted an energized wire in a fluorescent light fixture in a private residence.
The victim and a helper were repairing an electrical system at a private residence. At 4:25 P.M., the victim called his office to notify his supervisor that the work could not be completed by the normal quitting time of 4:30 P.M. The helper had been trying to repair a 110-volt, 4-foot-long fluorescent light over a stainless-steel sink in the kitchen. He had replaced the ballast but could not get the light to work properly. The helper asked the victim for assistance. The victim was sitting on the sink when he apparently contacted an energized wire on the load side of the ballast. The circuit had not been de-energized either at the panel box or at the single-pole switch on the wall beside the sink. It is not clear whether the victim knew the circuit was energized or not. At 4:35 P.M. the homeowner discovered the victim and pulled him away from the light. The helper and homeowner contacted the Fire Department and tried to make the victim comfortable. The victim responded that he was all right. Fire Department personnel arrived at 4:50 P.M. and transported the victim to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. The cause of death was cardiac arrythmia due to electrocution. Later investigation determined that the voltage on the load side of ballast was 400 volts. The reason the light would not work was that the lamp was burned out. Recommendations:
o Employees who work around electrical circuits and equipment should de-energize these systems before beginning maintenance or repairs.
o Employees who work around electrical circuits and equipment should be trained in CPR.
o When work on energized circuits or equipment cannot be avoided, employers should implement the safeguards necessary to complete such work safely. See the September 1983 NIOSH report "Guidelines for Controlling Hazardous Energy During Maintenance and Servicing."
So a homeowner who wasn't bright enough to think he should try a new lightbulb called in an electrician. He was equally dumb or simply assumed the home owner had given new lightbulb a thought so he went on trying to fix the fixture without a problem, but a burnt out lightbulb. If he didn't skip a step of asking the homeowner if he tried a new bulb would've spared him his life...
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