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Hazardous work: Lineman dies from electric shock

He was taken to a hospital where he died

Our Correspondent August 20, 2015 Less than a minute read

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BAHAWALPUR: A lineman died after he was caught between electric cables in Bahawalpur on Thursday. A Rescue 1122 spokesman said WAPDA’s Satellite Town subdivision lineman Muhammad Akram was setting up an electricity connection for the Punjab Bank when he received a shock. He said his colleagues had not switched off power supply before he touched the cable. He was taken to a hospital where he died.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 21^st, 2015.

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