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Originally Posted by lawgolfer
Having an outdoor receptacle that is not protected by a GFCI risks death or serious injury to the user. It's one thing to risk your own health, but another to risk that of the next owner of your house. Many years ago, a young father in our son's Scout Troop plugged a drill into a non-GFCI outside receptacle installed by the previous owner. He was barefoot and stepped off the concrete patio onto the lawn, and was immediately electrocuted. It wasn't merely a matter of being "shocked". Instead, he was frozen in place and could not let go of the drill. His wife found him after some period of time and pulled the plug from the outlet. The man suffered permanent brain and heart damage. He was a Phd agronomist with a large agribusiness with a promising future. Afterwards, he could remember little about agronomy or his job. Thankfully, his employer kept him on in a minor position.
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I’m sorry to hear this but honestly who does any drilling barefoot? Or anything electrical barefoot?
I see people out on their lawns all the time trimming bushes and whatnot barefoot. I don't get it and they obviously never sat in a construction safety class.
Don’t use power tools electrical or cordless without foot protection.