Lawrence H. Hill sustained fatal injuries attempting to save Samuel B. Corbitt from electric shock, Brunswick, Georgia, June 13, 1945. In a shipyard Corbitt, 38, crane operator, drove a crane which was constructed of metal onto a concrete driveway so that the boom was in contact with an uninsulated wire that carried a current of 44,000 thousand volts of electricity. The wheels of the crane had heavy rubber pneumatic tires. Corbitt stepped to the driveway and grounded the current near a metal gasoline pump, which burst into flames; and Corbitt was shocked into unconsciousness, falling on the driveway. His clothing was aflame. Hill, 54, electrician, observed Corbitt at a point 15 feet from him. Although warned by another electrician not to go to Corbitt until the source of the charge was located, Hill stepped onto the three-foot-wide area between the crane and a building and walked to Corbitt. Grasping Corbitt’s feet, he walked backwards dragging him. Within six feet of the end of the crane Hill’s leg came in contact with a wheel, and he was knocked unconscious. His clothing began to burn. After the current had been shut off, Hill was pulled from the driveway. Corbitt was dead. Hill died of his injuries the next morning. 40483-3417
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