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Electrocution in water poses a serious and deadly danger to everyone who swims in a lake or a pool. It occurs when faulty wiring or poorly maintained equipment releases an electrical current into the water which enters people’s bodies, paralyzing their muscles and causing them to drown.
Unfortunately, many people are unaware of this public safety threat.
It is not uncommon for people to only associate electrocutions and electric shock injuries with downed power lines after a storm or touching a ladder to low-hanging power lines in a person’s back yard or faulty wiring to a kitchen or garage appliance.
But what most do not realize when they dive into a pool or jump off their family’s boat into a lake is that the risk of electrocution may be lurking there in the water.
It is our purpose with this page to provide people with the safety tips and information they will need to protect themselves, their families and others and prevent death and electric shock injuries.
Electrocution in water – also known as an electric shock drowning – is when faulty wiring in a pool light or on a boat dock or boat launch releases an electrical current into the water, thus electrifying the water, and a person such as a swimmer comes into contact with the electrified water.
Tragically, the person becomes a conductor of the electricity as it passes through his or her body. This paralyzes the person’s muscles, rendering him or her unable to swim, which could ultimately cause the person to drown.
An electrocution in water can be caused by any of several events:
The following are examples of the dangers and potentially deadly consequences of an electrocution in water:
The signs that you or someone is suffering or at risk of an electrocution in water include tingling sensation, experience muscle cramps, and/or not be able to move at all and/or feel as if something is holding them in place. Underwater lights may not be working properly or flickering or working intermittently.
Other signs include:
Here are important safety tips in the event that an electrocution from water occurs:
Follow these important safety tips to protect yourself from an electrocution in water:
There were 33 deaths and 33 injuries caused by electrocutions from swimming pools and hot tubs between 2002 and 2018, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Here are our safety tips to prevent electrocution from water in pools and hot tubs:
A ground-fault circuit-interrupter (GFCI) will automatically cut off electrical power to an appliance when it senses a variation of the normal electrical current flowing through the GFCI outlet (or device).
Typically, this occurs when the electrical current has “found” an unintended route to the ground such as through water or through a person’s body.
Because GFCIs cut off electrical current in less than 1/30th of a second of detecting trouble, they save lives and prevent electric shock injuries.
If you or someone you love is a victim of serious personal injury or death caused by electricity, you can call and speak with Jeff Feldman, perhaps the nation’s most experienced electrocution attorney. Jeff has litigated cases involving low hanging power lines and against utility companies in states throughout the country. You can call toll free at (844) 345-1150 for a free consultation.
(Sources: Electric Shock Drowning Prevention Association’s “Electric Shock Drowning Incident List” (updated November 2020); media reports; U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, “Don’t Swim with Shocks: Electrical Safety In and Around Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs”)
Schedule a free consultation with an experienced attorney so you can understand your right to full and fair compensation for your electrocution injuries.
Jeffrey H. Feldman is America’s most experienced electrocution lawyer. He has been representing electrocution victims and their families in personal injury and wrongful death cases for more than 40 years.
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