As an electrician , after being accidentally electrocuted by a cable between 7,000 and 7,500 volts in May of 2001 , Jesse Sullivan had to have both his arms amputated at the shoulder .
As an electrician , Jesse Sullivan accidentally touched an active cable that contain between 7,000 and 7,500 volts of electricity . 
 In May of 2001 , he had to have both his arms amputated at the shoulder .