Three workers, one licensed electrician and two apprentices, were rewiring a residential basement. They were using a 300 watt lightbulb, drawing power from a temporary connection to power wires on an outside pole. The electrician attempted to reconnect the temporary service outside the house and instructed his co-workers to continue with their inside work. He then went to his vehicle for tools. While working alone, he climbed up an aluminum ladder under conditions of heavy rain. Standing on wet, rubber-backed pieces of carpet, he then cut a wire leading to the house from the pole. He was wearing street shoes, no […]