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If death results from an electric shock the cause of death is generally referred to as electrocution. Electric injury occurs upon contact of a body part with electricity that causes a sufficient current to pass through the person's tissues. Contact with energized wiring or devices is the most common cause.
Electrocution is death or severe injury caused by electric shock from electric current passing through the body. The word is derived from "electro" and "execution", but it is also used for accidental death.
During this period 76 people were executed by electrocution at the Huntsville Unit in Texas. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Three electrocutions took place on September 5, 1951; though no intervening law to prohibit multiple executions on a single day was passed, since this date Texas has not executed more than two people in a single day.
Electrocution Kidnapping and murder July 14, 1938 Cook County Jail, Illinois: Killed a man during a kidnapping for ransom. [18] Robert Suhay Hanging Murder of a federal officer August 12, 1938 United States Penitentiary (USP), Leavenworth, Kansas Killed an FBI agent during an attempted arrest. [19] [20] Glenn Applegate Hanging Murder of a ...
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%.
No. Date of execution Name Age of person Gender Ethnicity State Method Ref. At execution At offense Age difference; 1 January 30, 2019 Robert Mitchell Jennings
Pages in category "Deaths by electrocution" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
During this period 122 people were executed by electrocution at the Huntsville Unit in Texas. [1] [2] Executions 1930–1939 ... Death Row 1923-1973. Texas Department ...