LINEMAN ELECTROCUTED.
THE INQI/EST. JURY RECOMMENDS L\St'LATk)N. By Telegraph —Press Association. Duncdin, Lust Night. The Coroner spent all day to-day hearing evidence touching the death of .lames Henderson, a lineman in the enipUi,- of the electrical department of Tile City Corporation. Muir was accidentally electrocuted last Wednesday, 'the verdict was that his death was accidental and due, iu a measure, to the deceased neglecting the ordinary prec-uiii'ins lor safety, such as wearing robber gloves, by climbing too high above the line on which he was working, and using uncoiled wire. The latter came into contact with a low tension wire, short circuited, and caused a flash which startled Henderson and threw him forward and down on to a wire carryina; 400 volts, and death ensued almost immediately. The Coroner added ».i rider that all low and high tension electric power wires in the city should be properly insulated.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 43, 31 May 1910, Page 5
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148LINEMAN ELECTROCUTED. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 43, 31 May 1910, Page 5
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