Electrocuted by a Door

[jar546]

This is certainly one sad situation. Resetting a circuit breaker by a hotel employee cause the death of a mother and daughter who touched the door to their room.

An autopsy released this week confirmed a mother and daughter were electrocuted in a motel room in Rocky Mount, NC,according to WITN.

Kendra Pittman, 30, was in the room at the Economy Inn Suites extended stay hotel with her daughter and son when her husband went to pay rent and ask to get the room’s air conditioner fixed, WITN reports.

The autopsy says a clerk reset the breaker when the man complained, according to WITN.

The AC unit started to smoke, so Kendra Pittman went to open up the door and fell unconscious, according to the Rocky Mount Telegram.

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article227309094.html

 

[fatboy]

That is so tragic.........

 

[ADAguy]

So, electric door locks on motel/hotel doors are not low voltage?
Thanks for the heads up.

 

[jar546]

So, electric door locks on motel/hotel doors are not low voltage?
Thanks for the heads up.

As far as the ones I have installed and inspected, they are low voltage. I think there is more to this to determine how and AC circuit was able to energize a door.

 

[steveray]

As far as the ones I have installed and inspected, they are low voltage. I think there is more to this to determine how and AC circuit was able to energize a door.

Likely multiple failures...A short for some unknown reason and then nothing to sense it and trip.....