Re: electrical deaths

On 11/30/24 2:24 PM, Joerg wrote:

On 11/26/24 6:53 PM, john larkin wrote:

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Age-adjusted-mortality-rates-from-electrical-injuries-per-1-million-population-European_fig1_221916189 >
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The US (0.63 PPM) is probably low partly because we have mostly 120
volt gadgets. I usually wire boxes hot, and get tickled now and then,
no big deal.
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Some countries are astounding.
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 Twice the line voltage makes a difference. Also, some countries such as Germany have non-polarized wall outlets which was a clear mistake on the part of the standards guys. Think toasters and forks.
 Risk taking is probably the biggest contributor. Like the handyman who was standing on a metal ladder _in_ a public swimming pool, drilling a hole in the ceiling above using a 230V power drill. Far from the next outlet so multiple extension cords in a row and one of the couplings was down in the water.
 

Sometimes it's not electrocution but the consequences of a fall after getting zapped and they probably count that as electrical accidents:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XEQbaTzjzsw/SGDiFJSSyyI/AAAAAAAAB5o/0NbNlsZI_5o/s1600/unsafe+ladder+on+truck.jpg
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/06/03/07/34DED80800000578-3623185-Keep_it_steady_This_electrician_fits_a_smoke_alarm_on_a_high_cei-a-21_1464934957459.jpg
https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9425289216/h951C214D/car
https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9425292288/hA2494754/ladder-elit-etments-mak
https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9425294592/hD5B56BF8/person
https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9425294848/h616CB445/person-argos-rr%C3%A4o-196-41-due-produtos-naturais-naria
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/04/19/13/56785979-10731533-image-a-35_1650371965356.jpg
Then there is the art of splicing:
https://i.chzbgr.com/full/9425286144/h377C78BA/lighting
What could possibly go wrong?
I regularly visit a guy in a care home who is there because of a fall from great height. A former neighbor in Europe wasn't so lucky. He only lived, to some extent, another four days in the hospital.
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Regards, Joerg
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