Hazardous work: Lineman dies from electric shock
He was taken to a hospital where he died
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 21st, 2015.
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 21st, 2015.