He had to undergo a number of procedures.
A British scaffolder managed to survive after being electrocuted at 48,000 volts during operation.
Mirror writes about this.
38-year-old Steve Gilmore was struck when the pipe he was carrying caught a power line. The father-of-one suffered horrific injuries to his arms and legs. He's had a dozen surgeries but may still lose his arms after the incident.
“It was a normal Monday, I was carrying a backing tube to work and got electrocuted,” he recalled. “I remember coming to my senses and being on the ground, I fell from the roof. I immediately knew everything was bad, I looked at my hands and they were on fire, they were still smoking, my leg was turned the wrong way side and was also smoking. I knew it was serious.”
Gilmore said he woke up back in the hospital surrounded by his partner and brothers. He had to stay there for several months, and even the surgeons could not believe that he survived.
He had to undergo a series of procedures on his arms, including having leeches attached to his skin for a week, skin grafts, and the arm being sewn to his stomach for six weeks. He described it as one of the worst things he ever had to go through and said the incident still affects him every day.
As a result, Gilmore had to have his right thumb amputated, which was still pointing the wrong way and putting him at risk of contracting fatal infections. Now he faces the choice of a hand transplant or a complete amputation to get a prosthetic.
Jamie Day, of Slater and Gordon, who is representing the family and seeking compensation on their behalf, said: “Steve went to work that day to do his job, as he always did. It is unacceptable that, due to the apparent negligence of others, he suffered life-changing injuries, and he is lucky to be alive.”
Gilmour was working for Canterbury City Scaffolding Ltd when the incident occurred. The company and its director Ian Pepper pleaded guilty in September last year to breaching health and safety laws.
Last week the company was fined £50,000 and Pepper was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months. He was also ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work and 20 rehabilitation activity days.
Recall that in October last year in the Odessa region, a teenager and his friends were electrocuted. He died, and two schoolchildren were hospitalized in a medical facility.
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