No, I'm not talking about the "classic" Scott Baio movie from 1982.
Yesterday I was running around with the Ready 8 (A submersible pump) pumping out rain water and runoff, and also pumping out a clarifier.
The very first thing I have to pump out is an underground box that contains some valves. I lower in the Ready 8, place the hose that comes out of it into a clarifier, and grab the power cord to plug it in.
I open the cover to the outlet. I grab the end of the power cord and plug it in.
Zzzaappp!
Picture me jumping up and down saying "Owie! Owie! Ouch! Ow! F**k! Son of a b***h!" Some other choice words also came out of my mouth.
After I got the feeling back in my left hand, and the tingling stopped, I called the lead operator and told him I'm claiming workman's comp. He laughed and asked what happened. I told him and his reply was "You can't claim that. You're still walking around. Claim hazard pay." All the while he was laughing.
It took about an hour for my hand to feel normal again. Needless to say, I didn't use that outlet again. But that's what I get to do today; look at the outlet and see if it needs to be switched out.
Electrocution isn't fun!
Yesterday I was running around with the Ready 8 (A submersible pump) pumping out rain water and runoff, and also pumping out a clarifier.
The very first thing I have to pump out is an underground box that contains some valves. I lower in the Ready 8, place the hose that comes out of it into a clarifier, and grab the power cord to plug it in.
I open the cover to the outlet. I grab the end of the power cord and plug it in.
Zzzaappp!
Picture me jumping up and down saying "Owie! Owie! Ouch! Ow! F**k! Son of a b***h!" Some other choice words also came out of my mouth.
After I got the feeling back in my left hand, and the tingling stopped, I called the lead operator and told him I'm claiming workman's comp. He laughed and asked what happened. I told him and his reply was "You can't claim that. You're still walking around. Claim hazard pay." All the while he was laughing.
It took about an hour for my hand to feel normal again. Needless to say, I didn't use that outlet again. But that's what I get to do today; look at the outlet and see if it needs to be switched out.
Electrocution isn't fun!
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