Authors of a 2019 overview of electric shock injuries and electrocutions in the United States included the following statistics and insights Approximately 1,000 electrocution deaths occur each year, with around 400 of those coming from high-voltage electrical injuries. At least 30,000 nonfatal shock injuries occur each year. Five percent of all burn unit admissions in…
During 2017, some 4,700 construction workers suffered work-related injuries in Virginia. Reports collected by Virginia Occupational Safety and Health indicated that for just that year alone, 27 individuals engaged in construction tasks died and another 2,400-plus needed to miss time from their jobs because of an accident. LEARN MORE A Virginia Personal Injury Attorney Discusses…
In Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina (NC), what started out as a beautiful day at the lake quickly turned to tragedy. A grandfather, his grandson and some neighborhood children were playing in the water under the shade of a floating dock. However when the grandfather raised the boat lift to allow for more room, he inadvertently…
A new report by the Department of Labor shows that a power line worker died on the job in Spring Lake, North Carolina. The federal agency reported that the worker came into direct contact with 7200 volts, and died instantly at the 2300 block of Ray Road in Spring Lake. The worker was employed by the…
It’s easy to grow complacent about the dangers of electricity. The very fact that you’re reading this means you used electric current—to say nothing of the current that keeps on the lights—without giving it a second thought and while suffering no harm. Each year, however, more than 30,000 Americans suffer electric shock injuries. Electrocutions from…