Why I write about electric shock safety!

These two fatal accidents are what got me interested in Hot-Skin shocks and Electric Shock Drownings

Mike,

It would be interesting to learn more about how electric shock drowning (ESD) compares to this land based analog in terms of what is known about how it works, where it has been observed, and the statistics of injury and death. With all of the wells and not to code working out there it must be happening at some frequency. Please let us know if you have or ever get more info to share. Doug M.

Hey Doug,

Thanks for the question. I’ll go more in-depth on ESD (Electric Shock Drowning) incidents later, but this is a great opportunity to share the accidents from a decade ago that got me interested in studying and writing about electrical safety.

I also have a long history of dealing with shock hazards dating back to the early ‘70s when I first began playing (and getting shocked) in rock bands…

Girls Electrocuted While De-Tasseling Corn In Northwest Illinois

July 26, 2011 / 9:15 AM CDT / CBS Chicago

TAMPICO, Ill. (CBS) -- Federal authorities are investigating the deaths of two 14-year-old girls, who were electrocuted in a wet field while de-tasseling corn in northwestern Illinois Monday.

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For troops in Iraq, a shower may be fatal

March 26, 2009, 6:47 AM EDT / Source: The Associated Press

The military is racing to inspect more than 90,000 U.S.-run facilities across Iraq to reduce a deadly threat troops face far off the battlefield: electrocution or shock while showering or using appliances.

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Let’s play (and stay) safe out there…