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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 ...
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.
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)
Electric vehicles from China recalled in Australia due to drivers facing a ‘risk of serious injury or death’ by electrocution. Steve Mollman. December 7, 2023 at 6:12 PM.
Débora Rebeca Xi Artola, 15, died after accidentally coming into contact with the cables, according to local authorities
[1] [4] The slightest contact with the equipment involved may result in death. [1] At such high voltages, arc flashes are also a risk. [4] A transformer from a microwave oven, featuring a prominent warning of the danger of high voltage. Transformers from microwave ovens are frequently used for the technique because they are easily obtainable.
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.