5 results for “electric shock”
57y · Male·Abnormal cardiac arrhythmia due to electric shock; contributing cause: coronary …
Stephen Leonard Viner, a 57-year-old handyman, died from an abnormal cardiac arrhythmia triggered by electrical shock while investigating a failed sump pump in a flooded basement. He turned on an isolator switch to …
73y · Male·Gregory Frank Burkhalter: carbon monoxide toxicity due to inhalation of carbon m…
Two elderly US-born residents died in a house fire caused by a 120-volt electric blanket operating on Australia's 230-volt grid, resulting in insulation failure and combustion. Mr Burkha…
37y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury from low-voltage electrocution
A licensed electrical worker died from hypoxic brain injury three days after receiving a low-voltage electrocution. While ins…
65y · Male·ischaemic heart disease following complications of colorectal surgery
A 65-year-old man with significant comorbidities (cardiomyopathy, diabetes, obesity) underwent colorectal surgery for adenocarcinoma. Post-operative course was complicated by anastomotic breakdown causing sepsis on day 1…
44y · Male·Electrocution from high voltage (12,700V) overhead power line contact
… was raised during unloading, and its central support bar contacted the overhead line, delivering a fatal electric shock. Preventable contributing factors included: lack of pre-delivery site assessment, minimal driver tr…
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