ROXAS City – A lineman of the Capiz Electric Cooperative (CAPELCO) got electrocuted in Barangay Malocloc Sur, Ivisan, Capiz.
The 31-year-old Jose Pablo Biaco of Dumalag, Capiz sustained burns on the body, according to CAPELCO general manager Edgar Diaz.
Biaco was fixing an electrical line when he accidentally touched a live wire around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, said Diaz.
He was rushed to the Saint Anthony Hospital here where the attending physician declared him “dead on arrival.”
“Gin unlocked niya iya safety belt para kay-uhon iya position kabangdanan na outbalance siya kag natandog niya ang live wire sang kuryente resulta nga nahulog siya sa poste,” Diaz told Panay News.
“It’s quite unfortunate that this incident happened. Kung sa diin ga patapos na kami energize sa mga lugar didto pa nga may ara kami casualty,” said Diaz./PN
