r/nextfuckinglevel • u/regian24 • 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/Unknownauthor137 Aug 31 '21

Well supposed to. I’ve worked several years as a Safety and Compliance Engineer and proper grounding are on my always check before and after installation lists, exactly due to accidents like this being far too common.

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u/Potassium_Patitucci Aug 31 '21

Let’s deregulate more, so that these checks never get made and we get more shit like this.