Man, 77, Electrocuted and Struck by Grinder Dies at Home
A 77-year-old man in Trat Province died after being electrocuted by a faulty angle grinder and struck by its spinning blade while working in his home garden on July 15.
On July 15, 2569, Deputy Superintendent Prachaya Pinrat of Khao Saming Police Station received a report of a fatal accident involving electrocution and an angle grinder at a home garden in Thaepnimit Subdistrict, Khao Saming District, Trat Province. Police and rescue volunteers responded to the scene and found the body of 77-year-old Banthom near the grinder machine. His right thigh bore a severe laceration from the grinder blade, resulting in massive blood loss.
According to his wife Songwan, the victim was a hardworking man who frequently used the angle grinder to cut metal and assemble agricultural equipment. She had repeatedly warned and tried to stop him, but he dismissed her concerns. On that day, while he was cutting metal to assemble farm equipment, an electrical short circuit electrocuted him. His wife saw what happened and attempted to help but was also shocked. During her rescue efforts, his right leg contacted the spinning grinder blade, causing a deep wound that led to severe blood loss and his death.
Because the wife and family members were uncertain about the exact cause of death, authorities sent the body to Khao Saming Hospital to complete the investigation process before releasing it to the family for religious rites and merit-making ceremonies.
