Close Call on Labor Day: 18-Year-Old Worker Electrocuted While Installing Animal Netting on Power Pole
An 18-year-old contract worker was electrocuted and rescued from a power pole in Samut Prakan while installing animal netting on Labor Day, suffering injuries from contact with high-voltage lines.
At 2:00 PM on May 1, 2025, the Samut Prakan emergency dispatch center received a report of a person electrocuted and stuck on a power pole near Hamdaeng-Bangpli Road 29 in Bang Kaew, Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan province. Rescue teams from Ruam Katanyu Foundation immediately responded to the scene.
Rescuers found an 18-year-old contract worker suspended approximately 6 meters above ground in the middle of the power pole. He had been electrocuted while installing animal protection netting on the pole. After assessing the situation and risks, responders carefully brought him down and transported him to Samut Prakan Hospital.
According to his coworkers, three workers had come to install the animal netting that day. The victim was the one who climbed up to attach the netting. It appears he climbed too high, causing him to make contact with the high-voltage power lines, resulting in electrocution and injury.
Police from Bang Kaew station are conducting a full investigation into the exact cause of the incident for further legal proceedings.
