Haste Leads to Tragedy

摘要

I HOPE THAT SOON, the current critical health situation will be a lesson learned and not one that occupies nearly every news broadcast and newspaper. Among all the sad COVID-19 news was an indirectly related tragedy that makes it clear electrical safety should be an issue every day for anyone who works with or around electrical systems. The incident took place at a local hospital in the midst of preparing for the increasing number of coronavirus patients and fatalities. An electrician was working on providing 480-volt service for additional refrigeration units for an expanded temporary morgue.