Electric safety demo is held one week after two men die at Ray Nixon Power Plant

Thursday the Mountain View Electric Association held a live demonstration to show first responders, line workers and civilians the importance of safety around power lines and electricity.

This, coincidentally, happening only one week after 25-year-old Benjamin Hey and 24-yea-old Joseph Sampedro were electrocuted to death at the Ray Nixon Power Plant.

But not all who are electrocuted suffer the same fate. Bill Hottell lost his right arm after he was electrocuted 12 years ago.

“I reached into the cabinet to tighten a bolt up, assuming that it was de-energized. It was energized. I took 7200 volt in my right hand, my right wrist took another 7200. I had contact at the bridge of my nose and my left forearm made contact,” said Hottel.

Hottell uses the accident as a way to teach not only those in his line of work, but first responders and everyday people, about the dangers of electricity and the importance of safety.

Hot dogs were used to represent human flesh, grapefruits were used to represent organs.