One worker died and six others were injured in Valenzuela City. A metallic round bar they were trying to attach to a wooden structure in a construction site hit a high-voltage transmission wire. Police named the fatality as Larry Ortega, 23, of Quezon province.
Those who were injured were identified as Jonathan Valenzuela, Jimmy Monares, Charlito Mepieza, Marlon Asidillo, Basilio Sedorio and Noli Patag.
The accident happened at Cowloon Compound in Tatalon, Barangay (village) Ugong.
According to the police report, the contact between the high-voltage wire and the metallic bar sent electric shocks to six workers who were holding the bar.
Upon seeing this, Ortega rushed to help Valenzuela, the person nearest him, but he was electrocuted in the process.
“Of the victims, only Ortega’s body did not release the electric currents trapped inside. That’s why he died. When you get electrocuted, your body has to release the currents,” he explained.
