Equipment glitch kills 2 EB workers
The New Indian Express Tiruchy|December 19, 2024
IN a suspected case of equipment failure, two contract workers of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) lost their lives after being electrocuted while carrying out maintenance work on a high-tension power line near KK Nagar on the Olaiyur Ring Road in Tiruchy district on Wednesday.
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Police identified the deceased as Kalaimani (42) and his relative Manickam (37), both from Marungapuri.

According to sources, the supply for the transmission tower was turned off and Kalaimani, holding an earth rod, climbed onto it. While working on the line, the rod accidentally came into contact with a live wire, and though the supply was allegedly turned off, he was electrocuted and died on the spot.

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