Woman Shocked In Herald Square

Where there's winter weather, there's stray voltage! Yesterday a woman was shocked on Broadway at 35th Street in Herald Square. NY1 reports that she felt an electric shock under her foot and was later treated for minor injuries. Con Ed was on the scene and discovered a sewer grate and an FDNY pull box with stray voltage that originated from "a manhole at the southeast corner where an underground cable had energized the grate and the pull box." (Four others—including a Post reporter—were also shocked nearby.) Here's a map of stray voltage that's been found in the five boroughs; the area where the woman was shocked has had 163 incidents of stray voltage found, with 10 potentially lethal at 50 or more volts.

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By Jen Carlson in News on February 11, 2010 8:15 AM

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Guest

in other news, con ed is legally robbing you. right now:

http://gothamist.com/2010/01/29/con_ed_5.php

JenChungsBaby

Are you kidding? Con Ed already sent a bill for 0.007 kilowatt hours to the woman who got shocked.

NannyState

I always keep a spare Chihuahua in my pack just in case...

JenChungsBaby

During the winter I tie Brillo pads to my kid's feet and make him walk five paces ahead of me whenever I leave the house. Can't be too careful these days.

wow 14th street

As this entire city has Gas lines,electricity and water all

running underground,it's amazing we survive at all as

safe as we do.

I still try to wear rubber soles on my shoes but then I

am ancient .

Splicer

I wonder if those maps could be more useless considering the fact that you can't zoom in. Nor is there a list of where those incidents took place. Useless.