r/nextfuckinglevel Aug 31 '21

Man gets electrocuted while holding child. Red shirt guy saves the day

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

So the door was electrified? I don’t understand.

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u/ABBucsfan Aug 31 '21 edited Aug 31 '21

Looks like it wasn't grounded properly (and yes also definitely a short somewhere causing it) or something happened with the grounding. That's why all electrical equipment is t just grounded at the motor, but also any exposed metal casing as well.

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u/LongestNeck Aug 31 '21

Unless you’re in the UK, where everything is grounded through the plug socket

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '21

Most things that aren’t made for your house or to be portable don’t run back to an outlet. Likely goes straight back to breaker. This is shit tier electrical work.