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image no.: 54455
contact sheet: A1655
collection: Winnipeg Free Press Collection
description: Directory Assistance Operators Returning To Work At Their Terminals At The Manitoba Telephone System Plant On Corydon Avenue. The Plant'S 34 Terminals Were Closed After Operators Suffered 41 Electrical Shocks In 6 Days. The Provincial Workplace And Safety And Health Department Lifted The Stop Work Order On The Terminals After Keyboards Were Covered With A Teflon Film Capable Of Resisting 8,000 Volts. Mts Officials Believe The Mysterious Shocks Are Caused By The Grounding Process Of The Terminals And All 34 Terminals Have Since Been Rewired
subject(s): CommunicationsComputersTelephonesWinnipeg BuildingsWomen
date: 1986, January 14