Overview

• A 52-year-old handyman was testing a train’s air-conditioning on the roof at Bahnbetriebswerk Pasing when he received a reported 1,000-volt shock on the evening of August 12.
• His 34-year-old colleague summoned rescue services and the injured worker was taken to a Munich clinic with apparent minor burns to his hand.
• The Bundespolizei has recorded the incident and currently classifies it as an accident without third-party fault.
• Investigators have not ruled out a technical failure despite the power reportedly being switched off before the maintenance check.
• This case follows several recent high-voltage accidents on railway infrastructure that have prompted renewed safety warnings about live electrical systems.