Incredible Ring camera footage shows 'village' rushing to save baker after she was electrocuted

Jessie Mos, a baker who runs @jessiemosbakingco, shared a video on Instagram recalling a near-fatal incident that occurred while she was finishing her morning bake. She suffered an electric shock that left her paralyzed at the oven. She had just put on silicone gloves, something she rarely does when releasing steam, and reached for the oven handles. Her Ring camera later confirmed what she already suspected: without those gloves and the rubber shoes she happened to be wearing, the outcome might have been fatal.

According to her post, the incident happened around 8:30 a.m. "I was just finishing my last round of bread baking, I put my @lanongloves on (I don’t normally put gloves on to release steam) and as soon as both of my hands touched the oven handles, I felt immediately paralyzed from an electrical current running through my body." Moss described a moment of terror and helplessness. "All I remember thinking was 'oh my gosh I’m stuck, oh my gosh I have to get off.'"

She ran outside and yelled for help. "I knew I had been electrocuted, and I immediately knew something was wrong with my arm. I didn’t know where my phone was at the time, but I know a lot of my neighbors, and I thought to myself, I need someone right now. I ran outside and screamed for help, and help came in an abundance," she said. Neighbors arrived within seconds — as her Ring camera captured — called 911, and cared for her dog, Juliana, until help arrived. At the hospital, doctors treated her dislocated shoulder and conducted additional tests to assess the impact of the shock. "Everything came back normal except that I now have a literal chip in my shoulder," she shared.

Moss said she was overwhelmed by messages from customers, neighbors, and friends. "My phone was blowing up from neighbors, friends, and customers asking what I needed, what could be done, and how they could help." The support left a deeper impression than the physical pain. "Time and again, I’m reminded that I need to ask for and allow more help, that I can’t do it all on my own, and that my village is absolutely massive." Toward the end of her post, she pointed to what made the difference and what could have changed the outcome.

"All this to say, CHECK YOUR FRIGGING ELECTRICAL WORK. Mine, unbeknownst to me, was not done properly for my second oven. As a result, if I had not been wearing those silicone gloves and rubber shoes, the outcome would have been extremely different. Check your electrician’s work, wear the gloves and the rubber shoes." Her warning is echoed by data, which reports that nearly 400 people in the U.S. are electrocuted at home each year, resulting in approximately 200 deaths. Faulty appliances, wiring errors, and improper equipment use are leading causes. Moss closed the post by acknowledging the people who showed up for her when she needed them most. "Juliana and I are so extremely lucky to have the village we do and to be surrounded by so much love from our community."

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