Erasmus Dube from Gweru is suing the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) for more than $250 000 in damages and medical expenses. Dube wae electrocuted by a low lying 11 KiloVolt power cable in December last year. He sustained severe injuries, which resulted in the amputation of his left arm. Dube spent 3 months in hospital. He has accused ZETDC of negligence.
In his court papers filed at the Bulawayo High Court by his lawyers Mutendi, Mudisi and Shumba Legal Practitioners, Dube says:
I sustained severe injuries as a result of electrocution leading to the amputation of my left hand. The defendant failed to take reasonable measures to fix a fault which had occurred, knowing fully well the dangers associated with it.
I suffered unwarranted shock, trauma and shock. The medical reports show that I suffered 25 percent electrical burns and 70 percent disability of the left arm caused by the electrical heat wave of 11kv induced into my body.
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