Skip links and keyboard navigation

Electrical fatalities 2007-08

There have been four electrical related fatalities in Queensland from 1 July 2007 to 31 March 2008.

  • In November 2007 an electrical worker performing tests to ascertain the cause of a reported electric shock at a building site contacted an energised roof and building scaffolding.
  • In January 2008 a farmer received a fatal electric shock when one side of a spray boom was raised and contacted high voltage overhead powerlines.
  • In January 2008 an unlicensed electrical worker was working on a lighting circuit in a shop when he received a fatal electric shock.
  • In February 2008, one man died and a co-worker received a shock when a post hole auger penetrated the heavy duty underground conduit and the insulation of live consumer mains.

Remember, stay safe. Don’t work live!

Subscribe to Outlook to get this information faster.

Last reviewed
8 April 2010
Last updated
9 March 2012

Rate this page

  1. How useful was the information on this page?
 
Close window

Send this page to a friend

*
*
*