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Man suffers shock after drilling through Colchester mains supply

3:44pm Tuesday 14th February 2012 in Colchester

A BUILDER has been rushed to hospital after drilling through a mains power cable.

The man was working at a site on Hythe Hill when he was injured at about 10.40am this morning.

Ambulance service spokesman Gary Sanderson said: “We believe the man received the electric shock when he drilled through an electric main and, following treatment at the scene, he was taken to Colchester General Hospital for further assessments.”

See Wednesday's Gazette for the full story.

Comments(5)

SOMETHING2SAY says...
4:31pm Tue 14 Feb 12

no excuse in this day and age / technology for not locating live wires !

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Cuthbert says...
5:17pm Tue 14 Feb 12

A mate of mine did something similar, while doing DIY. I think the only consequence was a loss of power to the house though.

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Frankandstein says...
5:35pm Tue 14 Feb 12

Explains why we had no power until 4pm!

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Feisty CBC says...
11:37pm Tue 14 Feb 12

Hope the chap is OK :(

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wellnow says...
8:52am Wed 15 Feb 12

well the bill from the utilities if he didn't follow procedures will be a much greater shock.

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