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There were 550 reported electrocution deaths in the US in 1993, 2.1 deaths per million inhabitants. At that time, the incidence of electrocutions was decreasing. [36] Electrocutions in the workplace make up the majority of these fatalities. From 1980–1992, an average of 411 workers were killed each year by electrocution. [23]
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)
Pages in category "Accidental deaths by electrocution" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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 ...
15-Year-Old Girl Dead After Being Electrocuted by Power Cables and Decapitated by Current: Reports
Eight people including four children were killed by electrocution in two separate events after days of heavy rain caused floods in impoverished informal settlements near the South African city of ...
Electrocution Espionage and attempted sabotage as unlawful combatants for Nazi Germany: August 8, 1942 D.C. Jail, Washington, D.C. Tried on July 8, 1942, by a military tribunal for their role in Operation Pastorius during World War II. Richard Quirin: Heinrich Heinck Edward Kerling: Herman Neubauer Werner Thiel Clyde Arwood: Electrocution
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.