Police: Computer Work Fatal For Electrocuted Teen
Associated Press - Tue 06:14 AM 10/09/2012
Police say many people don't understand that computers carry a charge even when they are unplugged and broken.
Shawnee police say the death of a 16-year-old boy this summer underscores the dangers of working on computers without being fully trained to do so.
The teen was found dead in his home Aug. 16, and an autopsy indicated the youth was electrocuted after accessing the power supply area of a computer.
The computer was unplugged at the time, and police believe the boy was stripping an older computer for parts. They say many people don't understand that computers carry a charge even when they are unplugged and broken.
Police say it's not a good idea to strip an old computer to build a new one because of the danger it poses to people who don't know what they're doing.
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Associated Press information from: KCTV-TV
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t-bone
Tuesday 9 October 2012 06:29 Report this comment
and where were the parents
Logical
Tuesday 9 October 2012 06:55 Report this comment
first of all, rather than blame the parents, it is important to recognize the tradegy. Second, I suspect that 99.9 percent of all parents would think "the computer is turned off so there is nothing to worry about." ENOUGH with the snarky negative comments!
GETALIFE674
Tuesday 9 October 2012 08:20 Report this comment
Good information for others who were not aware of this. Hopefully will save someone life.
Iamgonnagetyou
Tuesday 9 October 2012 11:18 Report this comment
His parents probably would not know that this could occur. Maybe the schools need to teach more about computers other than how to use them.
Freewill
Tuesday 9 October 2012 15:46 Report this comment
Power supplies are disposable. They are not meant to be fixed, just buy a new one for $30.