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In Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway the number of electric deaths per million inhabitants was 0.6, 0.3, 0.3 and 0.2, respectively, in the years 2007–2011. [41] In Nigeria, analysis of Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission data found 126 recorded electrocution deaths and 68 serious injuries in 2020 and the first half of 2021. [42]
The word is derived from "electro" and "execution", but it is also used for accidental death. [1] [2] The term "electrocution" was coined in 1889 in the US just before the first use of the electric chair and originally referred to only electrical execution and not other electrical deaths. However, since no English word was available for non ...
Electrical burn on hand. An electrical burn is a burn that results from electricity passing through the body causing rapid injury. Approximately 1000 deaths per year due to electrical injuries are reported in the United States, with a mortality rate of 3-5%.
They led to the deaths of more than 140 construction workers in the state during the decade ending in 2023, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the N.C. Department of Labor.
Débora Rebeca Xi Artola, 15, died after accidentally coming into contact with the cables, according to local authorities
Eight people including four children were killed by electrocution in two separate events after days of heavy rain caused floods in impoverished informal settlements near the South African city of ...
Accidental deaths by electrocution (1 C, 52 P) E. People executed by electric chair (26 C, 2 P) L. Deaths from lightning strikes (51 P) S. Suicides by electrocution (4 P)
[7] [4] They can produce voltages of around 2,100 volts [8] (2,000 volts is used by the modern electric chair, [6] a device used to execute an individual by electrocution), and a fatal current of between 500 and 2,000 milliamps. [7] Even a tenth or a hundredth of that current could be fatal. [7]