Electric Shock

[Rampage]

Morning, had an electric shock at work, had a few before but not like this.

Machinery casing fault caused me to touch a single phase with my hand, my other hand was touching earthed conduit, so the fault current went straight across me. completely different league to just touching a live and it going through you into the ground.
You hear of people being flung back, and this happened but I think it was just my reaction to get away.
There was a 30mA RCD, but this didn't trip, would you expect it to with this sort of shock?

Accident report handed in with reccomendation to check RCD (I'm not an electrician).

Thanks.

 

[YoungScud]

Glad to hear you took the sensible route, Rampage. Hope you're OK. By the way, someone mentioned RIDDOR reporting in a previous post. It's no longer a requirement that electric shock be reported via RIDDOR, but obvioulsy if it causes an injury that's different.

 

[Rampage]

Sorry, not been able to log in all day.
All is fine.
ECG as soon as I arrived, then triage then a couple of hours later I saw a doctor!

 

[Midwest]

Good. Hopefully won't be a next time!

 

[Golden_Boy]

I used to repair TV sets in customers homes, in the days when "live" chassis was the norm.
One day in a block of council flats I got a full mains shock "arm to arm" when I didnt check to ensure the TV chassis was connected to the mains neutral whilst repairing a set. What happened was , as the communial TV aerial was earthed in the block, and the chassis of the TV was live 240, when i picked up the METAL co-ax plug whilst holding on to the TV metalwork..... Ouch.. now that really hurt... flung me back as i left go very quickly too. Went to the hospital later that day and had heart checked out, No problems.. But i never did it again.. once was quite enough...

 

[ruston]

I used to repair TV sets in customers homes, in the days when "live" chassis was the norm.
One day in a block of council flats I got a full mains shock "arm to arm" when I didnt check to ensure the TV chassis was connected to the mains neutral whilst repairing a set. What happened was , as the communial TV aerial was earthed in the block, and the chassis of the TV was live 240, when i picked up the METAL co-ax plug whilst holding on to the TV metalwork..... Ouch.. now that really hurt... flung me back as i left go very quickly too. Went to the hospital later that day and had heart checked out, No problems.. But i never did it again.. once was quite enough...

Pain is a great tutor.

 

[shanky887614]

Currently sat in A&E, thanks!
NHS Direct said because it was an industrial plug rather than a household plug I have to go to hospital because it is a much higher current.
I didn't bother explaining that it's the same voltage to earth therefore the current flow would be the same.
The nurse asked me "when were you electrocuted?"

should have asked her to check with the coroner XD

nasty getting a shock like that, ill admit most of the ones ive had are not off 240/400v