Electric shock accident on Hisatsu Orange Railway, 1 worker died, operation suspended for about 2.5 hours[01/19 19:25]
A male worker in his 50s died in an electric shock accident on the 19th at the Hisatsu Orange Railway iron bridge in Satsumasendai City.
According to the police and others, around 10:30 am on the 19th, a worker on the Hisatsu Orange Railway’s iron bridge over the Sendai River in Satsumasendai City called 119, saying, “The worker was electrocuted and his clothes were on fire.” bottom. In this accident, Noriaki Tsurumoto (56), a painter in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, who was spraying paint, died.
At that time, eight people were working on the iron bridge. It is believed that Mr. Tsurumoto touched a high-voltage power line for some reason, and there were burn marks on his body.
Due to the accident, the operation was temporarily suspended between Kamikawauchi Station and Sendai Station on the Hisatsu Orange Railway and between Sendai Station and Kagoshima Chuo Station on the JR Kagoshima Main Line, which is supplied with the same power.
(High school student heading to Kawauchi Station) “I have no choice but to call my parents and ask them to come pick me up, or wait for the (train) to leave.”
At Kawauchi Station, some people were seen refunding tickets.
(Man heading to Kushikino Station) “It was written that the (train) was stopped, so I waited for about an hour while touching my mobile phone.”
(Student heading to Kagoshima Chuo Station) “I’m on my way to school. I’ve been waiting for about two hours.”
The Hisatsu Orange Railway and the JR Kagoshima Main Line were suspended for two and a half hours, affecting 350 people.
Police are investigating the details of the accident.