Causes of Electrical Injuries

Electrical Injury Lawyers: The Causes

Electrical injuries can be caused by everything from a lightning strike to a live wire. While no one can control the powers of nature, many electrical accidents can be prevented with reasonable care, proper training, and/or warnings.

At Rouda, Feder Tietjen & Zanobini, our attorneys understand that one of the primary causes of electrical injury is negligence.

Causes of electrical injury and electrocution:

• Lightning
• Defective products
• Fires
• Downed power lines
• Hazardous wiring
• Construction accidents
• Lighting fixtures
• Electric fences
• Overhead and underground power lines
• Stun guns and tasers
• Young children biting or chewing on electrical cords
• Children poking metal objects into an electrical outlet
• Flashing of electric arcs from high-voltage power lines
• Defective or poorly maintained electrical parts and components
• Contact with live wires or parts
• Overheating of electrical tools, machines or equipment
• Getting too close to high-voltage power source
• Lack of ground fault protection

Negligent acts that can lead to electrical injury and electrocution:

• Dangerous premises
• Failure to warn of electrical hazards
• Failure to provide protective gloves and clothing
• Failure to train employees regarding electrical hazards
• Failure to establish and practice proper lockout, tag out procedures
• Lack of supervision
• Use of uninsulated bucket trucks near high-voltage power lines

Whether the source of your electrical injury was a high-voltage power line or a low- voltage household product, we can analyze the circumstances of your case to determine all possible sources of liability. If negligence was involved, we will pursue maximum financial compensation for your losses.

To learn more, please contact our law firm today. There is no charge to find out if you have a case, and you will pay no attorney's fees unless we win monetary damages for your electrical accident claim.

Located in San Francisco, our attorneys represent clients throughout California and nationwide.

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