Wonosobo Residents Shocked When Installing Alami Window Burns 25 Percent

Kertek Police and the Wonosobo Police Traffic Unit, Central Java, evacuated residents who were electrocuted. (ANTARA/HO-Polres Wonosobo)

JATENG - Police evacuated residents who were electrocuted while installing aluminum windows on the third floor of the Bengkel Utama Motor, Mulyosari, Kertek, Wonosobo Regency, Central Java (Central Java) shophouse.

Kertek Police Chief AKP Sutono said that based on eyewitness testimony, the victim, Abdul Musholib (36), was working to install a window to move the socket cable. However, suddenly the cable that was still flowing the electricity touched a high voltage cable nearby.

As a result of these contacts, Abdul was electrocuted and suffered serious burns around his right hand and right hand, estimated at 25 percent of his body.

Satlantas personnel who were regulating traffic at the scene immediately evacuated victims with residents.

Sutono said that when the victim was evacuated, the victim was conscious, but was seriously injured.

"We immediately took the victim to the PKU Muhammadiyah Wonosobo Hospital for further medical treatment," he said in Wonosobo, Central Java, Monday, January 15, which was confiscated by Antara.

The local police have conducted an inspection at the scene.

He advised the entire community to always maintain work safety.

"This incident is a warning of the importance of work safety, especially when interacting with electrical equipment, especially in the construction sector, to always pay attention to work safety protocols. This incident is also in the spotlight of the importance of job safety education for workers in the field," he concluded.