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Originally Posted by Herald1360
Sounds very much like both no RCD and an earthing fault. Clearly not impossible, but still unlikely. I wonder if the death rate from this type of scenario is high enough to be statistically significant?
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I'll speculate that in the reported case the victim grabbed a bare stranded copper wire which had become disconnected from an earth spike. I've read many reports of investigations into electrocutions and a very high proportion relate to installations with no earth or RCD. Then a second fault develops and...…….
Best to get back on topic though.