Person electrocuted flipping light switch with cover off, Charlottesville VA


A person was electrocuted while flipping a light switch with the switch plate cover off and needed emergency medical help.
Audio|Source: Albemarle County Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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Engine 11, Rescue 11, and Station 11, Electrical Injury ALF level, near Canfield Ln.
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Respond on Alpha Tech 2.
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Engine 11, Rescue 11, and Station 11, Electrical Injury ALF level, near Canfield Ln.
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Respond on Alpha Tech 2.
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2111, medical 11 responding to near Canfield Ln, cross street of Penny Ln for the electrical injury ALS.
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No subject advised.
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His house was recently planted.
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There was a switch plate with the cover off.
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He switched the light switch and he electrocuted himself.
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The car is breathing.
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Bill 0.052.
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Location mentioned:
Near Canfield Ln, Charlottesville, VA 22903
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