Man eletrocuted at 7/Eleven

Posted by admin on February 11th, 2010 filed in Beach areas, Lifestyling, Thai habits, Uncategorized, just visiting

A Pattaya local is lucky to be alive after being electrocuted when installing a sign at 7/Eleven in Rayong Road yesterday.

It happend in broad daylight at around 3pm. It is thought that the man’s head came into contact with high-voltage power lines while he was working high up installing a sign.

Officers attended the scene in Soi Mab Bon and found 33-year-old Nikom Unnamthieng unconscious and with blood coming out of his nose.

He was only wearing fragments of clothing and had suffered severe burns.

He is currently in the burns department at Chon Buri Hospital after being transferred from the local facility.

The incident is a shocking one, but surely one that could have been avoided if someone was supervising the project’s safety.

I can’t imagine how horrific it was for anyone unlucky enough to have witnessed the accident and, of course, for the injured man and his family.