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Manapouri Communication Room Electric Shock Incident

Date of Incident: 14 July 2016
Description:

A contractor was in the process of attaching a new cable to an existing cable tray section in the Manapouri Communications Room.  The contractor received an electric shock by providing a path to earth from his hand to his forearm through contact with an exposed 230V conductor and an existing cable tray.

Original Safety Alert Link

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