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Arizona Electric Shock Injury Lawyer - Arizona Personal Injury Attorney

Phoenix Electrical Shock Attorney

An electric shock injury is typically caused by lightning or an electric current from a mechanical source that passes through the body. The body, unfortunately, is quite a good conductor of electricity and direct contact with electrical current can often be fatal. While some electrical burns may look minor, there still may be significant internal damage, especially to the heart, muscles, or brain.

Electric shocks are responsible for approximately 1,000 deaths per year in the United States, or about 1% of all accidental deaths. Often times electric shock injuries are caused by such things as accidental contact with the exposed parts of electrical appliances, young children biting or gnawing on electrical cords or sticking metal objects into an electrical outlet, being struck by lightning, or getting accidental exposure to high-voltage power lines.

The severity of the injury depends on the current's voltage, the amount of current (amperage), and the type of current. Additional factors are the body's resistance to the current, the current's specific path into and through the body, and how long the body remained in contact with the current. Although the severity of injury is determined mainly by the voltage of the electricity, low voltage may be just as dangerous as high voltage under the right circumstances. People have been killed by shocks of merely 50 volts.

Electric current can cause injury in any of the following ways:

• Cardiac arrest (heart attack) due to the overwhelming electrical effect on the heart.
• Muscle, nerve, and tissue destruction resulting from a current that passes through the body.
• Thermal burns that result from direct contact with the electrical source.

Injury cases involving electrocution / electrical shock may include:

• Drilling into power lines
• Exposure to power lines or other things that carry high-voltage
• Faulty or defective appliances, machines, or equipment
• Unsafe or defective electrical outlets (power outlets)
• Exposed wires / dangerous wiring
• Light fittings overheating
• Unattended electric heaters and hot plates

To learn what our Arizona electric shock injury lawyers can do to help anyone suffering from an electric / electrical shock injury or death, please contact us today for a free initial consultation with one of our lawyers. We offer reduced rates to those contacting us through the Internet.

For immediate assistance call us at 480-874-2918. Our Arizona electric shock injury lawyers look forward to helping you. Our personal injury attorneys represent clients throughout the state of Arizona including, but not limited to, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa, Tempe, Chandler, Glendale, Gilbert, Sun West, Sun City, Tucson, Flagstaff, Kingman, Bullhead City, Yuma, Lake Havasu, Fountain Hills, Anthem, Ahwatukee, Carefree, Cave Creek, Gold Canyon, Bisbee, Sierra Vista, Cochise, Paradise Valley, East Valley, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Gila, White Mountain, Heber, Payson, Prescott, Forest Lakes, Apache Junction, Avondale, Queen Creek, Benson, Black Canyon City, New River, Buckey, Casa Grande, Coolidge, Cottonwood, Douglas, Florence, Gila Bend, Goodyear, Greer, Lakeside, Guadalupe, Holbrook, Huachuca City, Oro Valley, Avra Valley, Parker, Peoria, Pinetop, Pine, Prescott Valley, Quartzite, Strawberry, Safford, Show Low, Sun City West, Sun Lakes, Superior, Surpise, Snowflake, Tombstone, Wickenberg, Winslow, Wilcox, Williams, Young, Youngtown, and surrounding areas.

Law Offices of Shane L. Harward PLC
Phoenix Personal Injury Attorney
Arizona Wrongful Death Lawyer
10575 North 114th Street, Suite 103
Scottsdale, Arizona 85259

Phone: 480-874-2918
Facsimile: 480-588-5063
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